TOPEKA - Glenn Braun, chief judge of the 23rd Judicial District for Ellis, Rooks, Trego and Gove counties, was recently recognized with the Distinguished Service Award by the Kansas Bar Association.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The award recognizes an individual or continuous long-standing service on behalf of the legal profession or the public.&nbsp;

Braun has been chief judge since 2016. He was appointed a district judge in 2012.

He graduated from Kansas State University in 1978 and the Washburn University School of Law in 1981. He was in private practice until 2012 and served as Ellis County Attorney from 1989 to 1997 and as a city of Hays prosecutor.&nbsp;

Braun served as president of the Kansas Bar Association in 2010-2011 and as a commissioner of the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission from 2005 to 2012.&nbsp;

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 </figure>Kansas Bar AssociationTOPEKA - Glenn Braun, chief judge of the 23rd Judicial District for Ellis, Rooks, Trego and Gove counties, was recently recognized with the Distinguished Service Award by the Kansas Bar Association.&nbsp;&nbsp;The award recognizes an individual or continuous long-standing service on behalf of the legal profession or the public.&nbsp;Braun has been chief judge since 2016. He was appointed a district judge in 2012.He graduated from Kansas State University in 1978 and the Washburn University School of Law in 1981. He was in private practice until 2012 and served as Ellis County Attorney from 1989 to 1997 and as a city of Hays prosecutor.&nbsp;Braun served as president of the Kansas Bar Association in 2010-2011 and as a commissioner of the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission from 2005 to 2012.&nbsp;

Chief Judge Glenn Braun honored with distinguished service award