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Evelyn Wilson

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Evelyn Wilson
Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 24, 2020
Appointed byLaura Kelly
Preceded byLee A. Johnson
Personal details
Born (1959-12-06) December 6, 1959 (age 65)
Smith Center, Kansas, U.S.
EducationBethany College (BA)
Washburn University (JD)

Evelyn Zabel Wilson[1] (born December 6, 1959)[2] is a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.

Education

Wilson graduated from Bethany College in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in business and from Washburn University School of Law in 1985.[3]

Career

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]

Judicial career

State court service

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]

Kansas Supreme Court

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]

Personal

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]

References

  1. ^ "Evelyn Zabel Wilson Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  2. ^ The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Incorporated. 1999.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Governor appoints Judge Evelyn Z. Wilson to fill vacancy on the Supreme Court of Kansas" (Press release). December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "Chief Judge Evelyn Z. Wilson". www.shawneecourt.org. Third Judicial District, KS - Official Website. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Kansas Supreme Court names Wilson as Chief Judge of Third Judicial District". The Topeka Capital-Journal. October 2, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  6. ^ Moore, Katie (November 3, 2017). "Judge Evelyn Wilson reappointed as Shawnee County District Court's chief judge". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  7. ^ Molina III, Joseph N. (November 19, 2019). "Supreme Court Applicants' Names Released - Kansas Bar Association". www.ksbar.org. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  8. ^ "Supreme Court Nominating Commission sends names of nominees to governor" (PDF). Office of Judicial Administration. Kansas Courts News Release. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  9. ^ Hon Evelyn Z Wilson Swearing In Ceremony (YouTube video). January 24, 2020.
Legal offices
Preceded by Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
2020–present 		Incumbent


Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Wilson