District Court Judges
     Anderson - Div 16
     Bennett - Div 18
     Bornholdt - Div 11
     Bruner - Senior Judge
     Cameron - Div 13
     Cleaver - Senior Judge
     Davis - Div 6
     Elliott - Div 4
     Farley - Div M1
     Foster - Div 12
     Isenhour - Div 17
     Jones - Senior Judge
     McClain - Senior Judge
     Moriarty - Div 14
     Phelan - M3
     Ruddick - Div 1
     Russell - Senior Judge
     Sheldon - Senior Judge
     Sheppard - Div 15
     Slater - Div 9
     Sloan - Div 10
     Sutherland - Div 3
     Tatum - Div 5
     Trigg - Div M2
     Vano - Div 2
     Vokins - Div M4
     Welch - Div 19

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Name:  William Cleaver

Date of Birth:  September 2, 1940

Place of Birth:  Iola, Kansas

When Appointed:  February 1991

By Whom Appointed:  Governor Joan Finney

City of Residence:  Overland Park

Family:  Kaye Cleaver, wife; Christy Christoffersen, daughter, married with two children; William A. Cleaver, Jr., son, married with one child

Education:

• B.A., cum laude, English literature and political science, Wichita State University
• J.D., University of Missouri -- Kansas City

Career History:

• Private practice, 1973-1991
• Municipal judge, Overland Park, Kansas, 1976-1991

Civic and Professional Activities:

• Former Member, Johnson County Charter Commission
• Past Chairman, Downtown Overland Park Redevelopment Committee
• Past President, Johnson County Bar Association