Marla Luckert

Marla Luckert (born July 20, 1955) is the Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court appointed by Governor Bill Graves on November 20, 2002 and sworn on January 13, 2003.[1]

Marla Luckert
Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
Assumed office
December 17, 2019
Preceded byLawton Nuss
Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
Assumed office
January 13, 2003
Appointed byBill Graves
Preceded byFred Six
Personal details
Born (1955-07-20) July 20, 1955
Goodland, Kansas, U.S.
EducationWashburn University (BA, JD)

Personal life

Marla J. Luckert was born July 20, 1955 in Robertson, Kansas. At Washburn University she earned a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1977 and a Juris Doctor from Washburn University School of Law in 1980.[2]

Professional life

After earning her law degree at Washburn, Luckert she joined the firm of Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds and Palmer in Topeka, Kansas. She also served as an adjunct professor of law at Washburn. Luckert was appointed by Governor Joan Finney to the Third Judicial District Court in 1992. In 2000 she became chief justice of the Third Judicial Court. In 2003 she was appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court by Governor Bill Graves.[3]

Luckert has served as president of the Kansas Bar Association, the Kansas District Judges Association, the Kansas Women Attorneys Association, the Topeka Bar Association, the Sam A. Crow Inn of Court, and the Women Attorneys Association of Topeka.[4]

Luckert will face her next retention election in 2022. Luckert is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the Kansas Bar Foundation.[5] In her last election to hold her seat she was approved with 686,532 (76.5%) compared to 209,972 (23.4%) disapproving votes.

On December 17, 2019, Luckert became Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court after the retirement of Lawton Nuss.[6]

Awards
  • YWCA Woman of Excellence Award (1996)
  • Kansas Bar Association Outstanding Service Award (1990)
  • Kansas Association of Defense Counsel's Distinguished Service Award (1990)

References
  1. "Marla Luckert Appointed to Kansas Supreme Court". Archived from the original (English) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  2. "Appointed: Governor tabs Shawnee County District Court Judge To Replace Retiring Justice Six" (English). The Topeka Capital-Journal. 2002. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  3. "Hon. Marla J. Luckert" (English). Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  4. "Supreme Court In Review". Archived from the original (English) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  5. "FindLaw Profile" (English). Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  6. "Kansas Supreme Court Getting New Member, New Chief Justice". U.S. News & World Report. December 14, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Lawton Nuss		 Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
2019–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Fred Six		 Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
2003–present


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