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Name:  Gerald T. Elliott

Year of Birth:  1938

Place of Birth:  Wichita, Kansas

When Appointed:  December 1990

By Whom Appointed:  Governor Mike Hayden

Family:  Married; two married daughters; three grandchildren

Education:

• B.A., University of Kansas, 1960
• L.L.B., University of Kansas, 1964
• National Judicial College, 1988, 1991, 1993

Career History:

• Law Clerk, Hon. Arthur J. Stanley, Jr., Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Kansas, 1964-1965
• Private practice of law, 1965-1990
• Judge, City of Merriam, 1972-1990
• District Court Judge, Tenth Judicial District (Johnson County), State of Kansas, 1990-present.

Civic and Professional Activities:

• Johnson County, Kansas, and American Bar Associations (Member, Judicial Division)
• American Judicature Society; National Center for State Courts (Member, Research Advisory Council)
• Kansas District Judges Association
• American Judges Association (Past-president)

Awards:

American Judges Association, William H. Burnett Award (1997).

Publications:

• Editor, Benchmark, American Judges Association
• Kansas Law Review
• New York Law Journal

Other:

Presentations:

• Elementary, Junior High and High School classes
• church, scout and retirement groups; service organizations
• Kansas Police Academy
• Law Schools (University of Kansas, University of Denver, University of Missouri at Kansas City, University of Kansas Medical School, Avila College)
• Local and state bar associations in Kansas and Missouri
• Roscoe Pound Institute
• National College of Advocacy