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Gary Rulon
| Gary Rulon | |
|---|---|
| Chief Judge, Kansas Court of Appeals | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2001 | |
| Judge, Kansas Court of Appeals | |
| In office 1987-2001 |
Gary Rulon was the Chief Judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals. He joined this court on December 18, 1987 and he was appointed Chief Judge on January 8, 2001.[1][2] He was most recently retained by voters in 2006[3] to a four-year term ending in 2010.[4]
Rulon stepped down from the court when his current term expired, in January 2011.[5][6]
Education
Judge Rulon was born in Manhattan, Kansas and grew up in Topeka. He received his B.A. degree in 1969 and his law degree in 1971 from Washburn University of Topeka. He served in the U.S. Navy before beginning his legal career. He is now married and has two daughters.[1]
Career
From March 1972 until December 1979, Judge Rulon worked as a private practice attorney in Emporia. He then became a staff attorney on the Central Staff of the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit until August of 1980. He went back to private practice in Emporia for a few months until January of 1981, when he became an administrative judge on the 5th Judicial District of Kansas. He held this position until his appointment to the Court of Appeals.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Rulon biography
- ↑ History of the Kansas Court of Appeal Judges
- ↑ 2006 Election Results
- ↑ Kansas Court of Appeals
- ↑ Kansas City Business Journal, "Kansas Court of Appeals Chief Judge Rulon will retire," August 18, 2010
- ↑ "Kansas Court of Appeals Chief Judge Rulon will retire," Missouri News Horizon, August 18, 2010
