Name:  Peter V. Ruddick

Date of Birth:  August 25, 1950

Place of Birth:  Sedalia, Missouri

When Appointed:  May 13, 1992

By Whom Appointed:  Governor Joan Finney

City of Residence:  Olathe, Kansas

Family:  Wife, Lynette; two adult daughters; one granddaughter

Education:

• Shawnee Mission North High School, 1968
• University of Kansas, Summerfield Scholar, BA Philosophy and Political Science, 1971
• University of Kansas School of Law, JD 1974

Career History:

• Hackler, Londerholm, Speer, Vader & Austin, Partner, 1974 - 1980
• Speer, Austin, Holliday & Ruddick, Partner, 1980 - 1992
• Municipal Judge, Eudora, Kansas, 1984 - 1992
• Municipal Judge, DeSoto, Kansas, 1991 - 1992
• District Court Judge, Tenth Judicial District (Johnson County), 1992 - present, criminal docket

Civic and Professional Activities:

• Johnson County Bar Association (Board of Directors 1995 - 2001)
• Johnson County Bar Foundation Fellow
• American Bar Association
• Kansas District Judges Association
• American Judges Association
• University of Kansas Alumni Association
• Johnson County Law Library Board of Directors, 1993 - 2003
• Johnson County Criminal Bench Bar Committee
• Kansas DUI Commission, 2009