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Robert Davis (Kansas)
| Robert Davis | |
|---|---|
| 1939 | |
| Kansas Supreme Court Justice | |
| Assumed office 1993 | |
| Kansas Court Appeals Judge | |
| In office 1986-1993 |
Robert E. Davis was Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court in 2009. He was first appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993 by Governor Finney.[1]
In August 3, 2010, Davis retired from the court, effective immediately. One day after retiring from the court, Justice Davis passed away.[2][3]
Health concerns
Davis temporarily left office in early 2010 due to unspecified medical concerns. Justice Lawton Nuss served as the court's chief justice during his absence and assumed the position full-time upon Justice Davis's retirement.[4] John E. Sanders, chief judge of the 13th Judicial District also joined the court on a temporary basis. He heard appeals on March 12, 2010.[5]
Education
Davis received his bachelor's degree from Creighton University in 1961 and received his law degree from Georgetown University Law School in 1964.[1]
Professional career
Davis worked as a private practice lawyer in Leavenworth from 1967 to 1984. During this time, he served as a Leavenworth County magistrate judge (1969-1976), an attorney for the State Board of Pharmacy (1972-1984), and a Leavenworth County attorney (1981-1984). He was then appointed associate district judge. After two years in this position, he was appointed to the Kansas Court of Appeals in 1986. He judged on that court until his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1993.[1]
Associations
- U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps: Trial counsel in the Republic of Korea and government appellate counsel in Washington D.C. (1964- 1967)
- Governor's Advisory Commission on Alcoholism (1971-76)
- St. John Hospital, Leavenworth, Board of Trustees (chairman, 1980 to 1984)
- Leavenworth County Community Corrections Board (director and president, 1980-84)
- Leavenworth National Bank and Trust Co. (general counsel and board of directors, 1972- 1984)
- Leavenworth Historical Society (director, 1970-75)
- St. Mary College, Leavenworth, (council member 1984)
- Supreme Court's liaison for Alternate Dispute Resolution (1993)
- Kansas Lawyer Specialization (1993)
- Member of the Kansas Department of Corrections Task Force on Female Offenders (1990)
- Member and Officer of the American Inns of Court (1992-present)
- Member of the Governor's Adoption Reform Task Force (current)[1]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Vote Smart Biography of Justice Davis
- ↑ Lawrence Journal World & News, "Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Davis dies one day after retiring," August 5, 2010
- ↑ The Associated Press, "Kan. Supreme Court Chief Justice Davis retires," August 3, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Associated Press "Kansas chief justice to be out several weeks," January 29, 2010
- ↑ Augusta Gazette "Judge Sanders to sit with Kansas Supreme Court," March 2010
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
