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Marla Luckert's Biography

Contact Information

Office

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 Children’s 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

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