Judge Christina Dunn Gyllenborg: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

The Hon. Christina Dunn Gyllenborg is a judge for the 10th Judicial District Court of Kansas in Johnson County. She was appointed to the bench by former Governor Sam Brownback on July 23, 2012.

Prior to her appointment, Gyllenborg was an attorney at Gyllenborg & Dunn since 2004. Before that, she spent ten years as an assistant district attorney with the Johnson County District Attorney’s Office (1994 to 2004).

She received a B.A. in business from the University of Kansas in 1992. Gyllenborg then completed a J.D. at the University of Kansas School of Law in 1994. While a law student, she served as a student intern prosecutor in Johnson County (1992 to 1994).

Her memberships include the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, the Johnson County Bar Association, the Johnson County Bar Foundation, the Kansas Bar Association, the Kansas District Judges Association, the Earl E. O'Connor Inn of Court, the Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Kansas County & District Attorneys Association.

Gyllenborg has also served as an instructor at the Johnson County Regional Police Academy and has been involved with Ladies of Charity of Metropolitan Kansas City.

She was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and attended Bishop Meige High School in Kansas.