List of justices of the Kansas Supreme Court
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Following is a list of justices of the Kansas Supreme Court who are currently serving and those previously in office since the beginning of the State of Kansas in 1861. As of 2024, the Kansas Supreme Court has seven justices currently serving on the supreme bench.
Justices
| Name | Began active service | Ended active service | Began as Chief Justice | Ended as Chief Justice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larkin Walsh | September 17, 2025 | Present | - | - |
| Melissa Standridge | December 14, 2020 | Present | - | - |
| K.J. Wall | August 3, 2020 | Present | - | - |
| Evelyn Wilson | January 24, 2020 | July 4, 2025 | - | - |
| Caleb Stegall | December 5, 2014 | Present | - | - |
| Nancy Moritz | January 7, 2011 | July 29, 2014 | - | - |
| Daniel Biles | March 6, 2009 | Present | - | - |
| Lee A. Johnson | January 8, 2007 | September 8, 2019 | - | - |
| Eric S. Rosen | November 18, 2005 | Present | January 2, 2026 | Present |
| Carol A. Beier | September 5, 2003 | September 18, 2020 | - | - |
| Robert L. Gernon | January 13, 2003 | March 30, 2005 | - | - |
| Marla Luckert | January 13, 2003 | March 28, 2026 | December 17, 2019 | January 2, 2026 |
| Lawton Nuss | October 17, 2002 | December 17, 2019 | August 3, 2010 | December 17, 2019 |
| Edward Larson | September 1, 1995 | September 4, 2002 | - | - |
| Robert E. Davis | January 11, 1993 | January 12, 2009 | January 12, 2009 | August 3, 2010 |
| Bob Abbott | September 1, 1990 | June 6, 2003 | - | - |
| Frederick N. Six | September 1, 1988 | January 13, 2003 | - | - |
| Donald L. Allegrucci | January 12, 1987 | January 8, 2007 | - | - |
| Tyler C. Lockett | February 11, 1983 | January 13, 2003 | - | - |
| Harold S. Herd | March 18, 1979 | January 11, 1993 | - | - |
| Kay McFarland | September 19, 1977 | September 1, 1995 | September 1, 1995 | January 12, 2009 |
| Richard Winn Holmes | September 17, 1977 | September 1, 1990 | September 1, 1990 | August 31, 1995 |
| Robert H. Miller | November 1, 1975 | September 1, 1988 | September 1, 1988 | August 31, 1990 |
| David Prager | December 4, 1971 | January 12, 1987 | January 12, 1987 | September 1, 1988 |
| Perry L. Owsley | September 24, 1971 | December 31, 1978 | - | - |
| Alex M. Fromme | May 2, 1966 | October 25, 1982 | - | - |
| Earl Eugene O'Connor | October 1, 1965 | November 10, 1971 | - | - |
| Robert H. Kaul | September 27, 1965 | September 17, 1977 | - | - |
| John F. Fontron | March 5, 1964 | October 1, 1975 | - | - |
| Schuyler W. Jackson | April 7, 1958 | February 8, 1964 | - | - |
| Alfred G. Schroeder | January 14, 1957 | September 19, 1977 | September 19, 1977 | January 12, 1987 |
| Fred Hall | January 3, 1957 | April 7, 1958 | - | - |
| Harold R. Fatzer | March 1, 1956 | September 1, 1971 | September 1, 1971 | September 19, 1977 |
| Clair E. Robb | January 10, 1955 | August 6, 1965 | - | - |
| William J. Wertz | January 8, 1951 | October 1, 1965 | ||
| Lloyd M. Kagey | December 4, 1950 | January 8, 1951 | - | - |
| William J. Wertz | March 1, 1950 | December 4, 1950 | ||
| Edward F. Arn | February 21, 1949 | March 1, 1950 | - | - |
| Robert T. Price | November 30, 1948 | May 1, 1966 | May 1, 1966 | September 1, 1971 |
| Austin M. Cowan | June 9, 1948 | November 30, 1948 | - | - |
| Allen Banks Burch | January 8, 1945 | May 31, 1948 | - | - |
| Jay S. Parker | January 11, 1943 | January 14, 1957 | January 14, 1957 | May 1, 1966 |
| Homer Hoch | January 9, 1939 | January 30, 1949 | - | - |
| Harry K. Allen | January 11, 1937 | January 11, 1943 | - | - |
| Hugo T. Wedell | July 3, 1935 | January 10, 1955 | - | - |
| Walter G. Thiele | January 9, 1933 | January 3, 1957 | January 3, 1957 | January 14, 1957 |
| Edward Ray Sloan | April 6, 1931 | January 9, 1933 | - | - |
| William A. Smith | December 1, 1930 | March 1, 1956 | March 1, 1956 | January 3, 1957 |
| William D. Jochems | January 4, 1930 | December 1, 1930 | - | - |
| William Easton Hutchinson | May 12, 1927 | January 9, 1939 | - | - |
| William West Harvey | January 8, 1923 | January 8, 1945 | January 8, 1945 | March 1, 1956 |
| Richard Joseph Hopkins | January 8, 1923 | December 27, 1929 | - | - |
| John Marshall | January 11, 1915 | March 25, 1931 | - | - |
| John Shaw Dawson | January 11, 1915 | January 11, 1937 | January 11, 1937 | January 8, 1945 |
| Judson S. West | January 9, 1911 | January 8, 1923 | - | - |
| Alfred W. Benson | August 1, 1907 | January 11, 1915 | - | - |
| Charles Burleigh Graves | August 21, 1905 | January 9, 1911 | - | - |
| Silas Wright Porter | July 1, 1905 | January 8, 1923 | - | - |
| Clark Allen Smith | December 1, 1904 | January 11, 1915 | - | - |
| Henry F. Mason | January 12, 1903 | May 4, 1927 | - | - |
| Rousseau Angelus Burch | September 29, 1902 | July 1, 1935 | July 1, 1935 | January 11, 1937 |
| William D. Atkinson | January 1, 1904 | December 1, 1904 | - | - |
| John Calvin Pollock | January 15, 1901 | December 2, 1903 | - | - |
| Abram Halstead Ellis | January 15, 1901 | September 25, 1902 | - | - |
| Adrian Lawrence Greene | January 15, 1901 | July 28, 1907 | - | - |
| Edwin Wilber Cunningham | January 15, 1901 | August 16, 1905 | - | - |
| David Martin | - | - | April 30, 1895 | January 11, 1897 |
| William Redwood Smith | January 9, 1899 | July 1, 1905 | - | - |
| Frank Doster | - | - | January 11, 1897 | January 12, 1903 |
| Stephen Haley Allen | January 9, 1893 | January 9, 1899 | - | - |
| Daniel Mulford Valentine | January 11, 1869 | January 9, 1893 | - | - |
| William Agnew Johnston | December 1, 1884 | January 12, 1903 | January 12, 1903 | June 30, 1935 |
| Theodore A. Hurd | April 23, 1884 | December 1, 1884 | - | - |
| David J. Brewer | January 9, 1871 | April 8, 1884 | - | - |
| Albert H. Horton | - | - | December 31, 1876 | April 30, 1895 |
| Jacob Safford | January 9, 1865 | January 9, 1871 | - | - |
| Lawrence Dudley Bailey | February 9, 1861 | January 11, 1869 | - | - |
| Samuel Austin Kingman | February 9, 1861 | January 9, 1865 | January 14, 1867 | December 30, 1876 |
| Robert Crozier | - | - | January 5, 1864 | January 14, 1867 |
| Nelson Cobb | - | - | December 28, 1862 | January 5, 1864 |
| John Hampton Watson | - | - | Elected November 4, 1862 | Election Ruled Void |
| Thomas Ewing Jr. | - | - | February 9, 1861 | November 28, 1862 |
See also
External links
- History of the Kansas Supreme Court Justices from the Kansas Judicial Branch.