Judge Ashley N. Garrett was appointed to Division 34 on October 1 by Governor Mike Kehoe.
She previously was a senior attorney with Sanders, Warren and Russell LLP in Overland Park, Kansas, where she primarily handled complex litigation matters, including product liability, employment discrimination, and catastrophic negligence claims.
She previously was an attorney with the law firm of Cummings, McClorey, Davis and Acho PLC, as well as the Office of the Jackson County Counselor and the Missouri Public Defender System.
Judge Garrett earned her law degree from the University of Arkansas in 2010 and her bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in Spanish from Clark Atlanta University in 2007.
She is a member of the Association of Women Lawyers of Kansas City, the Eastern Jackson County Bar Association, the Jackson County Bar Association, and the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. Her community involvement includes membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®. She also serves on the boards of the Children’s Emergency Fund, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Foundation’s Student Law Academy, and Genesis Charter School.