301 Southwest 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1507
Full Name:
Marla J. Luckert
Gender:
Female
Family:
Married; 3 Children
Birth Date:
07/20/1955
Birth Place:
Goodland, KS
JD, Washburn University, Topeka, 1980
BA, History, Washburn University, Topeka, 1977
Former Member, Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
Former Board Member, Kaw Valley Girl Scout Council
Former President, Sheltered Living, Incorporated
Chair, Criminal Law Advisory Committee, Kansas Judicial Council
Chief Justice, Kansas State Supreme Court, 2019-present
Former Attorney, Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds, and Palmer
Former Member, Kansas Childrens Cabinet
Former President, Meals on Wheels
Justice, Kansas State Supreme Court, 2003-2019
Chief Judge, Third Judicial District, 2000-2003
Appointed by Governor Bill Graves, Justice, Kansas Supreme Court, 2002
Judge, Third Judicial District Court, 1992-2000
Adjunct Professor of Law, Washburn University, 1985 and 1991-1993
Appointed by Governor Joan Finney, Judge, Third Judicial District Court, 1992
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Member, American Judges Association
Member, American Judicature Society
Former Member, Board of Governors, Alumni Association, Washburn University School of Law
Delegate, Conference of State Trial Judges, American Bar Association
Former Member, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Advisory Board
Member, Education Committee, American Inn of Courts
Member, Kansas Bar Association
Fellow, Kansas Bar Foundation
Former President, Kansas District Judges Association
Member, Kansas Women Attorneys Association
Member, National Association of Women Judges
Member, National Center for State Courts
Member, National Conference of Bar Presidents
Member, Sam Crow Inn of Court
Former Member, Shawnee County Community Corrections Advisory Board
Member, Southern Conference of Bar Presidents
Former Member, Stormont Vail Ethics Committee
Member, Supreme Court Historical Society
Member, Topeka Bar Association
Former Board Member, Topeka Rotary Foundation
Member, Women Attorneys Association of Topeka
Delegate, Young Lawyer's Division Assembly, American Bar Association
Awards:
Outstanding volunteer award from her children's elementary school
Topeka YWCA's Woman of Excellence award.
In 2015, Justice Luckert was recognized as a Woman of Influence by Go Topeka's Entrepreneurial and Minority Business Development Program. She has also been recognized by the YWCA as a Woman of Influence and a Washburn University Alumni Fellow.
In recognition of Justice Luckert's service to her profession, she has received distinguished service awards from the Kansas Bar Association, the Topeka Bar Association, and Washburn University School of Law. In addition, she has received Attorney of Achievement awards from both the Kansas Women Attorneys Association and the Women Attorneys Association of Topeka, and the Honorable E. Newton Vickers Professionalism Award.
Father's Name:
Bill
Father's Occupation:
WWII Veteran
Mother's Name:
Iona