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Name:  Janice D. Russell

Date of Birth:  February 4, 1950

Place of Birth:  Fort Scott, Kansas

Date Appointed:  August 1985

By Whom Appointed:  Governor John Carlin

City of Residence:  Olathe

Family:  Divorced, one child

Education:

• J.D., University of Kansas, 1977
• M.A., Liberal Arts (Spanish), University of Kansas, 1973
• B.A., Liberal Arts, University of Kansas, 1971

Career History:

• Solo practitioner, general private practice, 1981-1985
• Assistant District Attorney, Johnson County, Kansas, 1979-1981
• Research Attorney for Judge Joe H. Swinehart, Kansas Court of Appeals, 1977-1979

Civic and Professional Activities:

• PIK Committee - 1995 to present (committee that drafts jury instructions for use by all Kansas judges)
• Kansans for Simple Justice Coalition - 2005 to present
• Kansas Women Attorneys Association (formerly the Jennie Mitchell Kellogg Circle) - president 1998-99; vice president 1997-98; secretary 1996-97; regional coordinator 2002-04 and 1995-96
• Kansas Inns of Courts - 1996-98
• Johnson County Bar Association - secretary 1981-82; program chair 1982-83; Law Day debate tournament chair 1983-85; civil bench/bar committee 1985 to present
• Community Violence Action Council - 1996-98
• Johnson County Substance Abuse Services - Board of Directors 1981-89; president 1988
• Johnson County Business Women, Inc. - founding member, 1982; vice president 1983
• Adult member of Boy Scouts of America - 2000 to present
• Host parent for three foreign exchange students, 1988-89, 1994-95, and 1998-99
• Active member, Grace United Methodist Church.

Awards:

Phi Beta Kappa