Richard Greene (Kansas)
Richard D. Greene was the Chief Judge on the Kansas Court of Appeals. He was appointed to this position by Governor Sebelius to a term beginning on June 18, 2003.[1][2] He was most recently retained by voters in 2008. [3]
Effective January 10, 2011, Greene became Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals. He was appointed to the position by the Kansas Supreme Court.[4]
Greene passed away on October 7, 2012.[5] However, his name remained on the ballot on Nov. 6, 2012 and he was retained with 72% of the vote.[6]
Education
Judge Greene graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1972 with a B.S. in business administration and went on to receive a J.D. degree from Southern Methodist University-Dallas in 1975.[1]
Career
After law school, Judge Greene joined the law firm Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy. He practiced with this firm for 28 years. He was appointed to sit with the Kansas Supreme Court for parts of the 2007-2008 term and he has been the presiding judge of the Motions Panel of the Court of Appeals.[1]
See also
External links
- Kansas Court of Appeals website
- The Kansas City Star, "Services pending for chief judge of Kansas Court of Appeals," October 9, 2012
- The Wichita Eagle, "Don't politicize judicial appointment system," February 24, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Greene biography
- ↑ History of the Kansas Court of Appeal Judges
- ↑ 2008 General Election Results Scroll to page 12
- ↑ The Topeka Capital-Journal, "Greene to lead Court of Appeals," November 8, 2010
- ↑ Wyandotte Daily News, "Chief judge of Kansas Court of Appeals dies," October 2012
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, Official 2012 General Election Results
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Kansas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Kansas
State courts:
Kansas Supreme Court • Kansas Court of Appeals • Kansas District Courts • Kansas Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Kansas • Kansas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kansas
