Paul J. Morrison (born 1954) is a lawyer and a former Attorney General of Kansas. Morrison attended Washburn University and Washburn School of Law, graduating in 1980. While at Washburn, he was a member of the Kansas Beta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta.
Morrison was sworn in as the 42nd Kansas Attorney General following a twenty-six year career in law enforcement. He previously served as the District Attorney for Johnson County, Kansas from 1990 unti...
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Paul J. Morrison (born 1954) is a lawyer and a former Attorney General of Kansas. Morrison attended Washburn University and Washburn School of Law, graduating in 1980. While at Washburn, he was a member of the Kansas Beta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta.
Morrison was sworn in as the 42nd Kansas Attorney General following a twenty-six year career in law enforcement. He previously served as the District Attorney for Johnson County, Kansas from 1990 until January, 2007. In 2005, Morrison switched from the Republican to the Democratic Party and announced he would challenge Republican Phill Kline in 2006 for Attorney General. On November 7, 2006, Morrison defeated Kline with 58% of the vote. Morrison took office on January 8, 2007. Kline succeeded Morrison as Johnson County District Attorney. On December 14, 2007, in the midst of a scandal involving a former employee while he was Johnson County District Attorney, Morrison announced his resignation effective January 31, 2008.
During his term,...
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