Phillip Journey Explained
Phillip B. Journey (born April 2, 1956) is an American politician and judge.
Journey was born in Kansas City, Kansas, on April 2, 1956.[1] He studied business at Washburn University, then attended the Oklahoma City University School of Law.[2] [3]
Following Nancey Harrington's resignation from the Kansas Senate in 2003, Journey was appointed to complete her term, starting in 2004.[1] A Republican, Journey represented the 26th district until 2008.[1] He was then appointed to Kansas's 18th Judicial District Court for Division 1.[2] [3] He ran unopposed for reelection twice until defeating Joni Cole in 2020.[4]
His daughter is Carol Journey, a houseguest on CBS' Big Brother 8 in 2007. She was eliminated (evicted) first, placing 14th.[5] [6]
Restore NRA campaign
Journey is a board member of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA).[7] In 2021 during NRA bankruptcy proceedings, Journey asked the bankruptcy court to appoint an independent examiner to investigate allegations of fraud by senior leadership at the NRA.[8] [9] This motion was unsuccessful when the judge refused the NRA's filing for Chapter 11 protection, describing it as "not being filed in good faith".[10] Having personally incurred significant legal costs, Journey founded the "Restore The NRA" campaign to raise legal defense funds and call for organisational reform.[11]
Notes and References
- News: Kansas Legislators: Past and Present . 3 March 2022 . State Library of Kansas.
- News: Division 1 - Judge Phillip Journey . 3 March 2022 . Eighteenth Judicial District Court.
- News: Judging the Judges 2016: Phillip B. Journey . 3 March 2022 . Wichita Eagle . 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160802163806/https://www.kansas.com/news/special-reports/judging-the-judges/article90655912.html . August 2, 2016 . live.
- News: Kansas election results for 18th district judicial races . 3 March 2022 . Wichita Eagle . 3 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201105061735/https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/election/article246917867.html . November 5, 2020 . live.
- Web site: Big Brother's First Castoff Blasts "Two-faced" Rivals . 2024-08-19 . TVGuide.com . en.
- Web site: Carol Journey (Big Brother 8) Profile and Information at JokersUpdates.com . 2024-08-19 . www.jokersupdates.com.
- News: Lefler . Dion . NRA board member and Wichita judge Phil Journey seeks investigation of NRA leadership . 3 March 2022 . Wichita Eagle . 9 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210210061920/https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article249099240.html . February 10, 2021 . live.
- News: Independent examiner sought in NRA mismanagement allegations . 11 October 2023 . AP News . Associated Press . February 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210209204645/https://apnews.com/article/dallas-kansas-gun-politics-texas-47fdfbcecc010e62443700671a2ad8cb . February 9, 2021 . WICHITA, Kan . en-us.
- News: In Yet Another Blow to the NRA, Board Member Seeks Examiner to Investigate NRA During Bankruptcy . 11 October 2023 . NRA Watch . Everytown for Gun Safety . February 8, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221205001257/https://nrawatch.org/filing/deposition-of-nra-board-member-phil-journey-bankruptcy-proceedings/ . December 5, 2022 . en-us.
- Web site: NRA Bankruptcy Proceedings - Case Summary . NRA Watch . Everytown for Gun Safety . https://web.archive.org/web/20221201225931/https://nrawatch.org/case/nra-bankruptcy-proceedings/ . December 1, 2022 . en-us . In a written decision issued on May 11, the Judge dismissed the NRA’s Chapter 11 filing for not being filed in “good faith,” holding the “NRA is using this bankruptcy case to address a regulatory enforcement problem, not a financial one.” . live.
- Web site: The Story . Restore The NRA . 11 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220526005531/https://restorenra.com/the-story-2/ . May 26, 2022 . en-us . live.
