Former Sumner County Attorney William R. Mott has been named District Court Judge of Kansas’ 30th Judicial District, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius announced today.
Mott will fill the seat vacated by retiring judge Thomas Graber. The district covers Barber, Harper, Kingman, Pratt and Sumner counties.
“Bill is a successful litigator with significant experience in state and federal cases,” Sebelius said. “His legal expertise and understanding of the judicial system will serve the people of the 30th district well.”
Mott is a graduate of Wellington High School and Friends University. He earned his law degree from the Washburn University School of Law in 1995. He assumed the position of Sumner County Attorney in 1997.
A Wellington resident, Mott serves as special assistant United States attorney and special assistant Kansas attorney general specializing in drug trafficking. He worked closely with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and prosecuted federal drug trafficking crimes and federal firearms violations.
Mott and his wife, Amy, have a three-month-old son.