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# Daniel D. Gilligan

Kansas 27th Judicial District Court · Chief District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Kansas 27th Judicial District Court
- State: Kansas
- Role: Chief District Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Daniel D. Gilligan — Kansas 27th Judicial District Court

## Sources

- [Administrative Order 2025-JA-134, Order Appointing Chief Judges for Kansas District Courts](https://kscourts.gov/KSCourts/media/KsCourts/Orders/2025-JA-134.pdf?ext=.pdf)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- District Court Judge — 2023–present
- District Court Judge, Reno County — Elected in 2022, serving since January 2023
- The Chief Judge of the 27th Judicial District (Reno County, KS) and a District Court Judge, elected in 2022 and serving since 2019 in judicial roles
- District Magistrate Judge — 2019–present
- Chief Judge, 27th Judicial District — Appointed by the Kansas Supreme Court for the 2024–2025 term
- Judge Gilligan combines decades of legal service in public defense, prosecution, and judicial leadership, now serving as both a district judge and chief judge for Reno County, with a strong record in community and professional organizations

### Education


### Additional information

- Treasurer of the Kansas District Magistrate Judges Association; recipient of the Lee Nusser Award for Outstanding Magistrate Judge (2021)
- overseeing case assignments and administrative functions in Reno County
- Division III Judge — Assigned to the Local Enforcement Center (LEC) in Hutchinson, KS



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Kansas Supreme Court Rule 1001: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-24b6feac6cd1ef1f99728446) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://kscourts.gov/KSCourts/media/KsCourts/Rules/Rule-1001.pdf?ext=.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.