The Hon. Jason R. Lane is a judge for the 9th Judicial District Court of Kansas. He was appointed to the bench by Governor Laura Kelly in 2021, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Joe Dickinson.
The 9th Judicial District includes Harvey and McPherson Counties.
Prior to his appointment, Lane was the County Attorney in Harvey County since his election to the post in 2020. Before that, he was chief deputy county attorney with the office. Lane also managed his own private practice, where he handled family law and criminal defense matters (2011 to 2012), and was a former assistant district attorney in Sedgwick County (2008 to 2011).
He was admitted to practice in Kansas in 2008.
Lane is a past president of the Harvey County Bar Association and a member of the Kansas County and District Attorneys Association, the National District Attorneys Association, and the Kansas Bar Association. From a civic standpoint, he has been involved with the Heart-2-Heart Child Advocacy Center and the Harvey County Law Library Board.