Judge Timothy McCarthy: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

The Hon. Timothy P. McCarthy is a judge for the 10th Judicial District Court of Kansas in Johnson County. He was appointed to the bench by former Governor Sam Brownback on March 15, 2013.

During his judicial tenure, McCarthy has presided over the Johnson County Veterans Treatment Court.

Prior to his appointment, he was a partner and owner of Gilliland & Hayes, P.A. since 2006. Before that, McCarthy was associated with Williamson & Cubbison, where he began as a law clerk in 1981 and was later named a partner. He also served as a judge pro-tem for the District Court (1988 to 2005) and the Edwardsville Municipal Court (1983 to 2001).

McCarthy received a B.S. in journalism from the University of Kansas in 1979. He then completed a J.D. at Washburn University School of Law in 1982.

McCarthy is a past president of the Johnson County Bar Association and the Earl O’Connor Inn of Court. He served on the Board of Directors of the Johnson County Bar Foundation and has been a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Associaton, the Kansas Bar Association, the Missouri Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.

McCarthy has also been involved with the Boy Scouts of America and is a graduate of Leadership Overland Park (Class of 2012).

McCarthy was born in Great Bend, Kansas. He is a married father of one child.