Lee A. Johnson

Lee Johnson

Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2007
Appointed by	Kathleen Sebelius
Preceded by	Donald L. Allegrucci
Personal details
Born	(1947-06-28) June 28, 1947 Caldwell, Kansas, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Kansas Washburn University School of Law

Lee A. Johnson (born June 28, 1947) is a Kansas Supreme Court Justice appointed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius. He started on January 8, 2007 to replace retiring Justice Donald L. Allegrucci.^[1]

Personal life

Lee A. Johnson was born June 28, 1947 in Caldwell, Kansas. He received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Kansas in 1969. Johnson attended Washburn University School of Law and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1980 with a J.D.. He was a member of Phi Delta Phi. He is married to Donna and has two children, Jordan and Jennifer.^[2]

Professional life

Upon graduating from KU, Johnson served two years on active duty with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and then became an insurance salesman for his the family business.

After graduating from Washburn, Johnson went into private practice as an attorney for 21 years.^[3] He served as Mayor of Caldwell in 1975-1976 and Caldwell City Attorney from 1987 to 1997.^[4] He served as president of the Sumner County bar association in 1992. He also spent 16 years serving on the Sumner Mental Health board. In 2001 Johnson was appointed to the Kansas Court of Appeals. While there he authored 500 decisions.^[5]

Governor Kathleen Sebelius appointed Johnson to the Kansas Supreme Court in 2007 to replace Justice Donald L. Allegrucci who retired due to state mandated age limits. He will face his first retention vote in the 2008 election.^[6]

References

↑ "FindLaw Profile" (English). Retrieved 2007-03-09.
↑ "Kansas Supreme Court Biography". Archived from the original (English) on September 5, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
↑ "Alumni in the News" (English). Retrieved 2007-03-09.
↑ "Justice Lee A. Johnson Sworn In as State's Newest Supreme Court Justice". Archived from the original (English) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
↑ "Sibelius Chooses "Non-Partisan" GOP Judge For SC Vacancy" (English). Retrieved 2007-03-09.
↑ "February 13, 2007". Archived from the original (English) on 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2007-03-09.

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Official Biography

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Preceded by Donald L. Allegrucci	Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court 2007 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Current statewide political officials of Kansas

U.S. Senators	Pat Roberts Jerry Moran

U.S. Representatives	Tim Huelskamp Lynn Jenkins Kevin Yoder Mike Pompeo

State government	Sam Brownback, Governor Jeff Colyer, Lieutenant Governor Kris Kobach, Secretary of State Derek Schmidt, Attorney General Ron Estes, Treasurer Ken Selzer, Insurance Commissioner Shari Feist Albrecht, Chairman Commissioner, Jay Emler, Commissioner, and Pat Apple, Commissioner

Senate	Susan Wagle, President Jeff King, Vice President Terry Bruce, Majority Leader Anthony Hensley, Minority Leader

House	Raymond Merrick, Speaker Peggy Mast, Speaker pro tempore Jene Vickrey, Majority Leader Tom Burroughs, Minority Leader

Supreme Court	Lawton Nuss, Chief Justice Marla Luckert Carol A. Beier Eric Rosen Lee A. Johnson Daniel Biles Caleb Stegall nominees selected by Board and given to Gov. to choose from

Justices of the Kansas Supreme Court

Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss Marla J. Luckert Carol A. Beier Eric S. Rosen Lee A. Johnson Dan Biles Caleb Stegall

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