Evelyn Wilson | |
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Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court | |
In office January 24, 2020 –July 4, 2025 | |
Appointed by | Laura Kelly |
Preceded by | Lee A. Johnson |
Succeeded by | Larkin Walsh |
Personal details | |
Born | Smith Center,Kansas,U.S. | December 6,1959
Education | Bethany College (BA) Washburn University (JD) |
Evelyn Zabel Wilson [1] (born December 6,1959) [2] is a former justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.
Wilson graduated from Bethany College in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in business and from Washburn University School of Law in 1985. [3]
Wilson practiced law for 19 years in private practice. [4] Her experience includes time as a managing partner,and time as an adjunct professor at Washburn University School of Law. [3]
She served Shawnee County as a District Judge from 2004 until her appointment as Chief Judge in 2014. [5] [3] She was reappointed Chief Judge in 2017. [6]
Wilson was one of seventeen applicants to apply for the position. [7] On October 19,2019,the Supreme Court Nominating Commission submitted Wilson's name,along with two others to the Governor. [8] On December 16,2019,Governor Laura Kelly appointed Wilson to the seat on the Kansas Supreme Court vacated by the retirement of Lee A. Johnson on September 8,2019. [3] She was sworn in on January 24,2020. [9] She resigned on July 4,2025. [10]
A native Kansan,Wilson was born in Smith Center,Kansas. [3] Wilson and her husband,Mike,are members of First Lutheran Church in Topeka,where she also serves as a Stephen Minister. [5] Wilson was diagnosed with ALS at some point prior to her resignation from the Kansas Supreme Court in 2025. [10]