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The State Bar of Arizona is the integrated (mandatory) bar association of the U.S. state of Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court licenses lawyers,while the State Bar administers the regulation of the practice of law. The State Bar,under the direction of the Court,establishes procedures for the discipline of lawyer misconduct and provides education and development programs for the legal profession and the public. Through the Rules of The Supreme Court of Arizona,the privilege to practice law in Arizona is granted solely to "active member[s] of the state bar."
The Kansas Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the state of Kansas. Composed of seven justices,led by Chief Justice Marla Luckert,the court supervises the legal profession,administers the judicial branch,and serves as the state court of last resort in the appeals process.
Robert E. Davis was the Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from 2009 to 2010. He was first appointed in 1993 and became chief justice on January 12,2009.
Eric S. Rosen is an associate justice of the Kansas Supreme Court. He was appointed to the Court by Governor Kathleen Sebelius in 2005.
Lee A. Johnson is a former Kansas Supreme Court Justice appointed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius. He started on January 8,2007,to replace retiring Justice Donald L. Allegrucci.
Carol A. Beier is a former Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court appointed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius. She took office September 5,2003 to replace retiring Justice Bob Abbott. She retired from the court on September 18,2020.
Marla J. Luckert is the chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court appointed by Governor Bill Graves on November 20,2002,and sworn on January 13,2003.
Lawton R. Nuss is a former Kansas Supreme Court justice appointed by Governor Bill Graves in August 2002. By virtue of tenure,he became chief justice upon Robert E. Davis's resignation. Nuss announced his decision to retire,effective December 17,2019.
Stephen N. Six is an American attorney and former judge from Kansas who served as the state's 43rd Attorney General. He was nominated to serve as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on March 9,2011. His nomination was returned to the President on December 17,2011,pursuant to the rules of the Senate. He served as a partner at the Kansas City,New York,and San Diego based law firm,Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP.
The Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission was established in 1958 when Kansas voters approved an amendment to the state's constitution. The commission is tasked with presenting the governor with a slate of three qualified candidates whenever a vacancy occurs on the Kansas Supreme Court. The governor interviews the candidates and makes the appointment. This process,known as merit selection,is used by Kansas and 21 other states,along with the District of Columbia,for selecting all members of their highest court.
Richard D. Greene was chief judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals. He was appointed to the Court by Governor Sebelius in June 2003,and he was appointed chief by the Kansas Supreme Court in November 2010.
Melissa Taylor Standridge is an associate justice of the Kansas Supreme Court. She is a former Judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals.
Warren W. Shaw was an American judge,a member of U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower's staff during World War II,a representative in the Kansas House of Representatives and the 1956 Republican nominee for Kansas governor.
Keith Gary Sebelius,known professionally as K. Gary Sebelius or Gary Sebelius,is a former magistrate judge and a former federal judicial nominee to the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. He is the husband of former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and also served as the First Gentleman of Kansas from 2003 to 2009,while his wife was governor.
Noma D. Gurich is an American attorney and jurist who is serving as an associate justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Gurich was appointed the State's highest court by Governor Brad Henry in 2010 and assumed office on February 15,2011. Gurich was appointed to the Court following the death of long-time Justice Marian P. Opala. Gurich is the third woman in state history after Alma Wilson and Yvonne Kauger to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
Charles Burleigh Graves was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from August 21,1905,to January 9,1911.
David Martin was a chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from April 30,1895,to January 11,1897.
Theodore A. Hurd was an associate justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from April 23,1884,to December 1,1884.
Paul Cashman Reardon was a justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1962 to 1972. He was appointed by Governor John Volpe.
Agnes Mercy Abla Dordzie is a Ghanaian judge. She was an active justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana until October 2022. She was appointed justice of the Supreme Court in 2018.
