George VanBebber
| George VanBebber | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Kansas | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George H.W. Bush |
| Active: | 12/8/1989 - 12/31/2000 |
| Chief: | 1995 - 2000 |
| Senior: | 12/31/2000 - 5/26/2005 |
| Preceded by: | Richard D. Rogers |
| Succeeded by: | Julie Robinson |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | October 21, 1931 |
| Home State: | Troy, KS |
| Deceased: | May 26, 2005 |
| Undergraduate: | U. of Kansas, B.A., 1953 |
| Law School: | U. of Kansas Law, LL.B., 1955 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army 1971-1972 |
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George Thomas VanBebber (1931-2005) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.
Judge VanBebber was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on September 13, 1989, to a seat vacated by Richard D. Rogers. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 21st, and received commission on December 8th. From 1995 to 2000, he was the chief judge. On December 31, 2000, he assumed senior status and continued to serve in this capacity until his death on May 26, 2005. VanBebber was succeeded in this position by Julie Robinson.
Judge VanBebber was previously a federal magistrate judge on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas from 1982 to 1989.
Early life and education
- University of Kansas, B.A., 1953
- University of Kansas School of Law, LL.B., 1955
Professional career
- Private practice, Troy, Kansas, 1955-1959
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Kansas, 1959-1961
- Private practice, Troy, Kansas, 1961-1982
- County attorney, Doniphan County, Kansas, 1963-1969
- Member, Kansas House of Representatives, 1973-1975
Judicial career
District of Kansas
Judge VanBebber was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on September 13, 1989, to a seat vacated by Richard D. Rogers. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 21st, and received commission on December 8th.[1] From 1995 to 2000, he was the chief judge. On December 31, 2000, he assumed senior status and continued to serve in this capacity until his death on May 26, 2005. VanBebber was succeeded in this position by Julie Robinson.
Judge VanBebber was previously a federal magistrate judge on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas from 1982 to 1989.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
References
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Richard D. Rogers |
District of Kansas 1989–2000 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Julie Robinson |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Kathryn Vratil • John Marten • Carlos Murguia • Eric Melgren • Julie Robinson | ||
| Senior judges |
Richard D. Rogers • Monti Belot • Sam Crow • John Lungstrum • | ||
| Magistrate judges | David Waxse • Gary Sebelius • Gerald Rushfelt • James O'Hara • Donald Bostwick • Karen Humphreys • Kenneth Gale • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Wesley Brown • Mark W. Delahay • Archibald Williams • Cassius Gaius Foster • William Cather Hook • John Calvin Pollock • George Thomas McDermott • Richard Joseph Hopkins • Guy Helvering • Delmas Hill • Patrick Kelly • Arthur Mellott • Earl O'Connor • Dale Saffels • Arthur Stanley • Henry Templar • Frank Theis • George VanBebber • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Wesley Brown • John Lungstrum • Delmas Hill • Patrick Kelly • Arthur Mellott • Earl O'Connor • Arthur Stanley • Frank Theis • George VanBebber • | ||
