Faith Johnson
Republican · KS · District Court Judge, Eighteenth Judicial District, Division 18
Faith Johnson is a Sedgwick County district judge assigned to criminal cases, first appointed in 2013. Before that, as Faith Maughan, she was the city judge in Colwich and a city prosecutor for Maize and Park City.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Was elected treasurer of the Kansas District Judges Association, a group for the state's trial judges, as announced on 2024-02-15.
February 15, 2024
Source: kscourts.gov
Won re-election to Sedgwick County District Court, Division 18, on 2022-11-08. She ran unopposed and got 100,075 votes.
November 8, 2022
Source: sedgwick.gov
Ruled that Larry Lucas, wrongly convicted for carrying a folding knife, could be paid up to $100,000 by the state. The attorney general opposed any payment; the state later settled for $50,000.
September 7, 2022
Source: kansas.com
Sentenced Donnell Stafford to life in prison with no parole for 50 years on 2018-12-06. A jury had found him guilty of first-degree murder for the stabbing death of Leuh Moore.
December 6, 2018
Source: sedgwick.gov
Sentenced Timothy Kelly to 130 months in prison on 2017-10-06 for 16 burglaries, two robberies and two thefts in Wichita. She also ordered $3,896 in restitution to two robbery victims.
October 6, 2017
Source: sedgwick.gov
Won election to Sedgwick County District Court, Division 18, on 2014-11-04. She ran unopposed and got 91,870 votes (98.8%).
November 4, 2014
Source: sedgwickcounty.org
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 2 favorable · 1 unfavorable
Had her felony theft ruling upheld by the Kansas Court of Appeals in a published opinion on 2025-01-31. She had ruled that prior theft convictions are proved at sentencing, not to the jury (State v. Calvert).
January 31, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: searchdro.kscourts.gov
Had her ruling reversed by the Kansas Court of Appeals on 2022-12-02. She had thrown out a builder's lien in a restaurant construction dispute; the appeals court said the lien was not fraudulent (Graycon Building Group v. Med Ridge West).
December 2, 2022Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: kscourts.gov
Was appointed a Sedgwick County district judge by Gov. Sam Brownback on 2013-04-08. At the time, as Faith Maughan, she was the city judge in Colwich and the city prosecutor for Maize and Park City.
April 8, 2013Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: kmuw.org
Past race Faith Johnson ran in:
- District Court Judge, Eighteenth Judicial District, Division 18 (Sedgwick County) · November 3, 2026 · Sedgwick County, Kansas · incumbent