The Justinian Award is the premier award for members of the Johnson County Bar Association and is awarded to attorneys who have exemplified: Integrity, Service to the community, Service to the legal profession, and Warmth, Friendliness and Camaraderie.
Judge Moriarty is a frequent speaker and presenter to Judicial groups, legal associations, and social justice groups on ethics, criminal mediation, domestic mediation, criminal justice, and racial basis.
Experience:
1974 – 1984 Johnson County District Attorney’s Office
1984 – 2004 Private Practice
2004 – 2019 District Court Judge of the 10th Judicial District of Kansas
2014 – 2018 Chief Judge of the 10th Judicial District
2019 – Present Moriarty Mediation LLC
Case Experience
Automotive
Banking & Finance
Business Dissolution
Civil Rights
Class Actions
Commercial/Business
Condominiums
Construction
Consumer Fraud
Contract Disputes
Discrimination
Divorce (High Asset)
Eminent Domain
Employment
Engineering
Environmental
Family Businesses
Franchise
Industrial
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Land Use/Planning
Landlord/Tenant
Legal Malpractice
Lemon Law
Libel & Slander
Medical Devices
Medical Malpractice
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mortgage Foreclosure
Partnerships
Personal Injury
Pharmaceuticals
Premises Liability
Probate
Product Liability
Professional Liability
Professional Malpractice
Professional Negligence
Property Damage
Railroad & Trucking
Real Estate
Sexual Harassment
Shareholder Disputes
Software
Torts
Trademarks/Patents
Trusts / Estates
Wrongful Death
Education
B.A., Washburn University, 1975
J.D., Washburn University, 1978
M.P.A., Kansas University, 1984
Memberships & Affiliations
Johnson County Ethics Committee, 1987 - 2004
Member of the Johnson County Bar Association, 1979 - Present
Member of the Kansas Bar Association, 1979 – Present
Member of the Kansas District Judges Association, 2004 – 2020
Board of Trustees for the Johnson County Bar Foundation, 2002 – 2006
Master of the Earl E. O’Connor Inn of Court, 2000 – Present
President of the Earl E. O’Connor Inn of Court, 2006
Master of the Family Inn of Court, 2019 – Present
Kansas Judicial Council Advisory Committee, 2009 – Present
Board Member of Johnson County Mental Health, 2009 – 2013
Chairman of Johnson County Mental Health, 2012 and 2013
Member of the 10th Judicial Nominating Commission, 2008 – Present
EmberHope Board Member, 2017 – Present
Church of the Resurrection, SPRC Committee Member, 2017 – 2020
Allies for Racial Justice, Board Member, 2018 – Present
Miracle of Innocence, Board Member, 2020 – Present
Video Conferencing