June 27, 2006

Joseph Pierron, Rockhurst College (Mo.)
Graduated: 1968
Major: Pre-Law

G. Joseph Pierron Jr, is a Kansas native.  He was born in Olathe, Kan and graduated from Rockhurst College of Kansas City, Mo in 1968.  Then went on to graduate from the University of Kansas Law School in 1971

Pierron has served for many communities prior to the Judge of the Court of Appeals in 1990.  He began as an assistant county and district attorney in Johnson County in 1971.  Next, he served as municipal judge for Spring Hill in 1972.  Then, Pierron went on to serve as district judge in Olathe in 1982.

Judge Pierron has served on many committees in the past, including President of the Kansas Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse and on the board of directors of the Kansas Children's Service League.  He is currently a chair of Kids Voting Kansas.

Pierron has received several leadership and public service awards for his work and dedication.  Some of them include, the National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse, the Kansas Children and Youth Advocacy committee, the Kansas Corporation for Change, and the Olathe Police Department.  He has also received the Junior League or Topeka Community Volunteer Award in 1998, the Kansas Bar Association Outstanding Service Award in 1999, and the Liberty Bell Award from the Shawnee County Bar Association in 2002.

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