Edward Larson (born 1932[1]) was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from September 1, 1995, to September 4, 2002.[2]
He was appointed to the supreme court to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Chief Justice Richard Winn Holmes, with Kay McFarland filling the Chief Justice position.[3] When he retired from the court due to the mandatory retirement age of 70 Lawton Nuss was appointed to fill the vacant position.[4] He then continued to work as a senior judge.[4]
In 2014 he was one of three Kansas State University alumni to be awarded the schools Distinguished Alumni Award.[5] In 1981 and 1998 he was awarded the Outstanding Service Award from the Kansas Bar Association.[6] In 2016 he was given an honorary life membership by the Washburn University School of Law.[7][8]
Born in Lincoln County, he graduated from Kansas State University in 1954. He was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the United States Air Force and served on active duty from 1954 to 1957.[5] He earned his law degree in 1960 from the University of Kansas.[9] After obtaining his law degree he started practicing law and serving as a Hays municipal judge. He then served as an appellate judge for the Kansas Court of Appeals prior to his supreme court appointment.[5]
He is a senior governor for the University of Kansas School of Law.[10]
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- ^ "13 Mar 1999, Page 17 - The Salina Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "KS Courts - Historical Listing of Supreme Court Justices". www.kscourts.org. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "3 Aug 1995, Page 3 - The Salina Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ a b "20 Nov 2002, 2 - The Manhattan Mercury at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "Trio of jurists to receive law school's Distinguished Alumni Award". School of Law. May 6, 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Award Recipients: Outstanding Service Award - Kansas Bar Association". www.ksbar.org. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "List of Honorary Life Membership Recipients Presented by the Washburn University School of Law Alumni Association". Washburn University School of Law. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Past Recipients of the Washburn University School of Law Alumni Association Honorary Life Memberships." Washburn University School of Law. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "2 Aug 1995, 2 - The Iola Register at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Board of Governors". School of Law. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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