Submitted
Hays attorney Curtis Brown has filed for the
office of 23rd Judicial District Judge.
He is seeking the Republican nomination
in the August primary.
A lifelong Midwesterner, Brown was born and raised in Norton.
Brown attended the University of Nebraska at Kearney where he competed on the
Lopers wrestling team. In 2002, Brown graduated and received his Bachelor of
Science in Political Science.
To further his education and obtain his
law degree, Brown moved to Tulsa to attend law school part-time while working
full-time at the Zurawik Law Firm.
In 2008, he obtained his Jurors Doctorate from the University of Tulsa. Following his admittance to the Kansas Bar in 2009, Curtis moved to Hays to lay down roots in a town that has become his forever home.
Brown worked as a staff attorney for Kansas Legal Services for his first three years in Hays.
He then started as an associate attorney with the Glassman, Bird, Braun, and Schwartz firm, while later becoming partner.
In 2018, Curtis followed his dream and branched off to start his own firm, The Law Office of J. Curtis Brown. He has operated his firm since specializing in criminal defense cases.
In 2021, Brown became the Trego County attorney and City of WaKeeney attorney. He holds those offices while also representing clients at his private law firm.
Brown has been involved in the community and served on many boards while practicing law in Hays.
He has been on the USD 489 Foundation Board for 11 years, serving as their past president for six years.
All while simultaneously serving on the Northwest Kansas Community Corrections and Juvenile Services Board.
Some of his past accomplishments include serving as the Ellis County Drug Court’s defense attorney for five years, serving six years on the Board for Kansas Legal Services, member of the Board of Trustees of the Kansas Bar Association and past president of the Ellis County Bar Association.
Brown is married to his wife, Jessica, and they have two daughters, Kennedy and Alysa.
Brown enjoys being with family and friends while at sporting events, the lake or just backyard barbecues.
Brown is also an avid sports fan and has previously been a coach for the Hays Recreation Commission, Hays Wrestling Club and Hays Soccer Club.
Brown thanks all his current and past patrons of the community who have helped and supported him throughout the years.
Brown said he would be honored to serve the people of the 23rd Judicial District as their district judge.