Marla Luckert
Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
Assumed office
December 17, 2019
Preceded byLawton Nuss
Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
Assumed office
January 13, 2003
Appointed byBill Graves
Preceded byFred Six
Personal details
Born (1955-07-20) July 20, 1955 (age 68)
Goodland, Kansas, U.S.
EducationWashburn University (BA, JD)

Marla Jo Luckert[1] (born July 20, 1955) is the chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court appointed by Governor Bill Graves on November 20, 2002, and sworn on January 13, 2003.[2]

Personal life

Marla J. Luckert was born in Goodland, Kansas. At Washburn University she earned a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1977 and a Juris Doctor from Washburn University School of Law in 1980.[3]

Professional life

After law school, Luckert joined the firm of Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds and Palmer in Topeka, Kansas. She also served as an adjunct professor of law at Washburn. Luckert was appointed by Governor Joan Finney to the Third Judicial District Court in 1992. In 2000, she became chief judge of the Third Judicial Court. In 2003 she was appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court by Governor Bill Graves.[4]

Luckert has served as president of the Kansas Bar Association, the Kansas District Judges Association, the Kansas Women Attorneys Association, the Topeka Bar Association, the Sam A. Crow Inn of Court, and the Women Attorneys Association of Topeka.[5] Luckert is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the Kansas Bar Foundation.[6]

On December 17, 2019, Luckert became Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court after the retirement of Lawton Nuss.[7]

Awards

References

  1. ^ Who's Who in American Law, 2005-2006. Marquis Who's Who. 2005. p. 652.
  2. ^ "Marla Luckert Appointed to Kansas Supreme Court". Archived from the original (English) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  3. ^ "Appointed: Governor tabs Shawnee County District Court Judge To Replace Retiring Justice Six" (English). The Topeka Capital-Journal. 2002. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  4. ^ "Hon. Marla J. Luckert" (English). Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  5. ^ "Supreme Court In Review". Archived from the original (English) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  6. ^ "FindLaw Profile" (English). Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  7. ^ "Kansas Supreme Court Getting New Member, New Chief Justice". U.S. News & World Report. December 14, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.

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Legal offices Preceded byLawton Nuss Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court 2019–present Incumbent Preceded byFred Six Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court 2003–present


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