Kan. Governor Selects New Attorney General

Stephen Six is taking over as the new Kansas attorney general.

Six replaces Paul Morrison, who’s leaving office because of a sex scandal.

The 42-year-old Douglas County judge took the oath of office at 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 31st in the Senate chamber at the Statehouse. A spokeswoman said Gov. Kathleen Sebelius attended.

Sebelius passed over other candidates who were prosecutors or better-known politically to appoint Six to the job. But she’s praised him as having strong legal skills and “a great personal record.”

Morrison has acknowledged having an extramarital affair with a former subordinate but has denied her allegations of professional misconduct.