{"id":1267,"date":"2026-09-30T16:46:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/?sjc_news=platte-county-judge-w-ann-hansbrough-honored-with-judicial-award"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:46:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:46:57","slug":"platte-county-judge-w-ann-hansbrough-honored-with-judicial-award","status":"publish","type":"sjc_news","link":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/?sjc_news=platte-county-judge-w-ann-hansbrough-honored-with-judicial-award","title":{"rendered":"Platte County Judge W. Ann Hansbrough honored with Judicial award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kq2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JUDGE-HEADSHOT.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KQTV) &#8212; Platte County&#8217;s first woman appointed judge received the Missouri Bar&#8217;s 2026 Theodore M. McMillian Judicial Excellence Award.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The award recognizes judges in the state who have demonstrated traits like integrity, leadership and diligence in the administration of justice across their careers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Judge W. Ann Hansbrough received the award at the Missouri Bar Annual Meeting and Judicial Conference in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She took time to reflect on receiving this award. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;When I reflect on my career and what this award means to me, I find myself thinking less about the titles I have held and more about the doors I have had the privilege, and sometimes challenge, of opening,&#8221; Hansbrough said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Judge Hansbrough&#8217;s leadership reaches beyond just the Platte County courthouse. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She has had leadership positions at Park University, the University of Missouri Alumni Association, the Platte County Bar Association and several community organizations across the Northland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hansbrough has served as Platte County Judge for over a decade and has supported several organizations and initiatives over her time in the county.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Including education, youth athletics, veterans, community development, higher education and access to justice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kq2.com\/news\/2026\/09\/30\/platte-county-judge-w-ann-hansbrough-honored-with-judicial-award\/\">Platte County Judge W. Ann Hansbrough honored with Judicial award<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kq2.com\">KQ2 | St. Joseph, Missouri News, Weather &amp; Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KQTV) &#8212; Platte County&#8217;s first woman appointed judge received the Missouri Bar&#8217;s 2026 Theodore M. McMillian Judicial Excellence Award. The award recognizes judges in the state who have demonstrated traits like integrity, leadership&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1268,"template":"","class_list":["post-1267","sjc_news","type-sjc_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sjc_news\/1267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sjc_news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/sjc_news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}