TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly appointed Susan Robson, Marion, to the 8th Judicial District vacancy in Marion County created by the retirement of Chief Judge Michael Powers.
“Susan is an accomplished attorney with decades of legal experience,” Kelly said. “As a longtime resident of Marion County, she has demonstrated her commitment to the law, and to the county and its citizens. I know she will serve the people of the Eighth Judicial District well on the bench.”
Robson has been in private practice in Marion since 2017, representing clients in a wide variety of areas including civil matters, criminal defense, contract, and tax law. She currently serves as the city attorney for Marion, Goessel, and Durham, and is also the prosecutor for Hillsboro.
Robson previously served as the Marion County Attorney from 2001 until 2017. Robson is a member of the Kansas Bar Association and the City Attorney Association of Kansas and has been active in various community organizations. In addition to her legal practice, she volunteers with local baseball and basketball teams. She is a graduate of Kansas State University and received her law degree from Washburn University School of Law in 1990. She resides in Marion with her husband.
“During my thirty years of practicing law, I have taken part in almost every type of case that would come before a District Court Judge,” Robson said. “I’m honored that Governor Kelly and the nominating commission have given me the ability to serve my community as a judge.”
District court judges in the 8th Judicial District are appointed by the governor and selected from nominees chosen by a district nominating commission. Judges in nominating commission districts are subject to retention elections every four years.
The other nominees selected by the district nominating commission were Judge Keith Collett (Dickinson County, District Magistrate Judge) and Judge Douglas Jones (5th Judicial District, Magistrate Judge).