The Hon. Stacey L. Donovan is a judge for the 7th Judicial District Court of Kansas in Douglas County. She was appointed to the bench by Governor Laura Kelly on January 17, 2020, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Peggy Carr Kittel.
Prior to her appointment, Donovan worked as the chief public defender for the 3rd Judicial District Public Defender’s Office since 2011. She began her legal career there as an assistant public defender in 1997. Donovan also taught Trial Advocacy as an adjunct professor at the University of Kansas School of Law
She received a B.A. in African-American studies and English literature from Simmons College in 1992. Donovan then completed a J.D. at the University of Kansas School of Law in 1997.
Her memberships include the Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Shawnee County Jail Public Relations Board, the Topeka Bar Association, the Women Attorney Association of Topeka, the Topeka Criminal Defense Bar, and the Kansas Task Force on Attorney Well-Being.