Lori Dougherty-Bichsel
KS · District Court Judge, Third Judicial District, Division 5
District judge in Shawnee County since 2020. University of Kansas law graduate and former assistant district attorney who led Topeka's municipal court as administrative judge and department director before taking the bench.
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Was retained as a Shawnee County District Court judge in Division 5.
November 8, 2022
Source: kssos.org · researched August 15, 2026
Retention question · November 3, 2026
Profile last researched August 9, 2026.