Prosecutorial Integrity
As a District Attorney, I am committed to upholding prosecutorial integrity and will not tolerate prosecutorial misconduct.
The role of District Attorney requires not only working with courts, law enforcement, victims, and the public but also maintaining an open, ethical office. Prosecutorial experience is essential for achieving these objectives.
From late 2010 to 2014, I was the First Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Kansas, with offices in Wichita, Topeka, and Kansas City. During my tenure, serious issues arose in the Criminal Division located in Kansas City, including prosecutorial misconduct, overreaching, and ethical breaches. Weak, politically motivated leadership with little prosecutorial experience amplified these issues. I openly opposed the conduct and tried unsuccessfully to correct it. Ultimately, an investigation by the court and a special master exposed the unethical behaviors, resulting in a 188-page District of Kansas opinion cited as USA vs. Karl Carter, 16-20032-02-JAR. This opinion serves as evidence of the aforementioned problems in the Criminal Division in Kansas City.
April 26, 2024
Morehead has requested to voluntarily surrender her Kansas law license under Supreme Court Rule 230(a) …
April 16, 2024
Source: KCUR
Terra Morehead, who retired as a federal prosecutor last August, has agreed to turn over her law license as part of an agreement with a Kansas disciplinary board.
July 28, 2022
Source: The Lawrence Journal-World
By Mike Warner
Lay persons or attorneys not engaged in courthouse work probably assume judicial selections are totally merit based. That is, the most experienced, courtroom savvy candidate becomes the next judge.
April 21, 2021
Source: The Kansas City Star
By Mike Warner
President Joe Biden will soon appoint 93 new United States attorneys. One such appointee will be in the District of Kansas. Should Kansans care? Moreover, what about the selection process?
August 26, 2019
Source: The Kansas City Star
By Mike Warner
I worked as an assistant United States attorney in the District of Kansas from 2010 through 2014. During that time, I served as U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom’s first assistant, interim criminal chief and criminal coordinator of the Kansas City, Kansas, office.
August 18, 2019
Source: The Kansas City Star
A federal judge found dysfunction and improper behavior in the office of the U.S. attorney that Barry Grissom ran.
August 18, 2019
Source: The Kansas City Star
August 13, 2019
A 188-page District of Kansas opinion revealing evidence of problems in the Criminal Division in Kansas City.
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