Kevin Moriarty

Judge turned mediator. No stranger to the inner workings of a courtroom, Kevin now spends his time coming up with creative solutions to dispute resolution outside of the court.

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About Kevin

In December of 1978, immediately after law school, Kevin Moriarty went to work in the Johnson County District Attorney’s office where he worked for 5 years before going into private practice for the next 20 years.  In the 25 years before becoming a District Court Judge in Johnson County, Kansas, Kevin had over 100 jury trials throughout Kansas, Missouri, and the Federal District Court in Kansas.  In addition to the jury trials, he had hundreds of trials to the court in numerous jurisdictions and was an AV rated attorney by Martindale Hubbell while in private practice. 

Kevin was a District Court Judge for over 15 years before retiring to do mediation. While on the bench, he presided over hundreds of trials to the court, held thousands of other hearings, and had many jury trials of all sorts.  He sat on every docket as a judge and understand the complexities and personalities of the varying dockets. While sitting as a District Court Judge, Kevin handled over 1000 mediations involving criminal, probate, personal injury, medical and legal malpractice, construction, commercial, business dissolution, divorce, and employment litigation. He was honored to be elected by the other District Court Judges to be the Chief Judge from January 1, 2014 until January 1, 2018.

Education

WASHBURN UNIVERSITY
B.A., 1975

WASHBURN UNIVERSITY
Juris Doctor, 1978

KANSAS UNIVERSITY
M.A, Public Administration, 1984

Publications

  • Kansas Appellate Practice Handbook, 4th Edition, 2007 Member Editor

  • Kansas Civil Procedure revisions, 2009 Member Editor

  • KBA Journal, The Collateral Source Rule after Martinez v. Milburn, February 2013

Career History

  • 2018-2019 10th Judicial District Court Judge

  • 2014-2017 Chief Judge of the 10th Judicial District

  • 2004-2014 10th Judicial District Court Judge

  • 1990-2004 10th Judicial District Court Pro-Tem Judge

  • 1995-2004 Private practice

  • 1987-1995 Moriarty, Erker & Moore

  • 1984-1987 Private practice

  • 1979-1984 Johnson County District Attorney

Activities & Affiliations

  • Johnson County Ethics Committee, Member, 1987-2004

  • Johnson County Bar Association, Member

  • Kansas Bar Association, Member

  • Kansas District Judges Association, Member

  • Johnson County Bar Foundation, Board of Trustees, 2002-2006

  • Earl E. O'Connor Inn of Court, Master

  • Kansas Judicial Council Advisory Committee, Member

  • Johnson County Mental Health Advisory Board, Member, 2009-2013

  • Johnson County Judicial Nominating Commission, Member

  • EmberHope, Board Member

  • Church of the Resurrection, Staff Parish Relations Committee

  • Allies for Racial Justice, Board Member