Marla Jo Luckert[1] (born July 20, 1955) is the chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court. She was appointed by Governor Bill Graves on November 20, 2002, and sworn into office on January 13, 2003.[2]
Marla Luckert | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office December 17, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Lawton Nuss |
| Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2003 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Graves |
| Preceded by | Fred Six |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 20, 1955 Goodland, Kansas, U.S. |
| Education | Washburn University (BA, JD) |
Personal life
editMarla 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
editAfter law school, Luckert joined the law 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 then-Chief Justice Lawton Nuss.[7]
Awards
edit- YWCA Woman of Excellence Award (1996)
- Kansas Bar Association Outstanding Service Award (1990)
- Kansas Association of Defense Counsel's Distinguished Service Award (1990)
References
edit- ^ Who's Who in American Law, 2005-2006. Marquis Who's Who. 2005. p. 652.
- ^ "Marla Luckert Appointed to Kansas Supreme Court". Archived from the original (English) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ "Appointed: Governor tabs Shawnee County District Court Judge To Replace Retiring Justice Six" (English). The Topeka Capital-Journal. 2002. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ "Hon. Marla J. Luckert" (English). Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ "Supreme Court In Review". Archived from the original (English) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ "FindLaw Profile" (English). Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ "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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