Shawn Elliott
Republican · KS · District Court Judge, Eighteenth Judicial District, Division 29
Shawn Elliott is a Sedgwick County district judge who has handled traffic cases since joining the bench in 2023. Before that, he worked as a criminal defense attorney in Wichita.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Won election as Sedgwick County district judge (18th District, Division 29) on 2022-11-08. He ran unopposed and got 99,556 votes.
November 8, 2022
Source: sedgwickcounty.org
Argued an appeal for a Wichita woman who wanted to be her impaired mother's guardian. On 2016-02-12 the Kansas Court of Appeals ruled against his client and upheld the lower court (In re Guardianship and Conservatorship of Burrell).
February 12, 2016
Source: 16jd.kscourts.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 unfavorable
Got mixed reviews in a 2016 Wichita Bar Association survey of 49 lawyers. 37% agreed he knew the law well and 45% disagreed; 70% rated him ethical.
July 19, 2016Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: kansas.com
Past race Shawn Elliott ran in:
- District Court Judge, Eighteenth Judicial District, Division 29 (Sedgwick County) · November 3, 2026 · Sedgwick County, Kansas · incumbent