Lawton Nuss
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| Lawton Nuss | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Kansas Supreme Court | |
| Title: | Chief Justice |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Bill Graves |
| Active: | 2002-2016 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1952 |
| Bachelors: | University of Kansas, 1975 |
| Law School: | University of Kansas Law School, 1982 |
| Military service: | United States Marine Corps, 1975-1979 |
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Lawton R. Nuss is the Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court. He was appointed to the court by Republican Governor Bill Graves in August 2002, becoming the first Court member in more than 20 years to move directly from the bar to the bench. [1] His current term ends in 2016.
Term as Chief Justice
Nuss automatically took over the role of Chief Justice when Robert Davis retired from the court in August 2010. Nuss had been serving as interim chief justice since spring 2010. [2]
Education
Nuss received his B.A. in English and History from the University of Kansas in 1975. He graduated from the University of Kansas Law School in 1982.[1]
Military service
Since Nuss attended the University of Kansas on a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship, he entered the United States Marine Corps after receiving his B.A. After four years in service, he left and enrolled in law school.[1]
Professional career
After graduating from law school, Nuss joined the firm Clark Mize & Linville. He was appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court after twenty years in private practice.[1]
Awards and Associations
- 2011 Henry Toll Fellow, Council of State Governments [3]
- Chairman, Kansas Judicial Council
- Departmental Justice, Kansas' First Judicial Department
- Supreme Court liaison, Kansas Client Protection Fund Commission
- Co-Chair, State and Federal Courts Committee, Kansas Bar Association
- Board of Editors, Journal of the Kansas Bar Association
- Member, Advisory Board, Topeka-Shawnee Youth Court
- Member, United States Supreme Court Historical Society
- Member, Dwight D. Opperman Institute of Judicial Administration, New York University of School of Law
- Member, American Judges Association[1]
- Henry Toll Fellow, 2011 [4]
2010 election
- See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2010
Nuss was retained to the Kansas Supreme Court in 2010. He received 63% of the vote. [5]
Judicial performance evaluation
- Click here to read Justice Nuss' evaluation from the Kansas Commission on Judicial Performance.
External links
- Kansas Supreme Court website
- Kansas Supreme Court Justice Nuss makes “suitable” decision to recuse himself, Kansas Meadowlark, April 26, 2006.
- The Ethics Case Against Justice Lawton R. Nuss, Voice For Liberty in Wichita
- National Wind Watch, "Kansas high court upholds wind farm ban", October 31, 2009
- Chief Justice Nuss' 2011 State of the Judiciary address
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Justice Lawton Nuss
- ↑ KAKE.com, "Chief Justice Announces Retirement from Kansas Supreme Court," August 3, 2010
- ↑ LJWorld.com, "Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss named 2011 Henry Toll Fellow," April 21, 2011
- ↑ Associated Press "Kan. Chief Justice Nuss earns honor", April 21, 2011
- ↑ Unofficial 2010 General Results
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| Current |
Lawton Nuss • Lee Johnson • Marla Luckert • Carol Beier • Eric Rosen • Daniel Biles • Nancy Caplinger-Moritz • | ||
| Former | Kay McFarland • Robert Davis • David Josiah Brewer • Earl O'Connor • | ||
