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Name:  Stephen R. Tatum

Date of Birth:  May 26, 1944

Place of Birth:  Eureka, Kansas

When Appointed:  December 1993

By Whom Appointed:  Governor Joan Finney

City of Residence:  Olathe

Education:

• B.S., business administration, Southwest Missouri State University, 1967
• J.D., Washburn University, 1974

Career History:

• High School Teacher, 1968-1971
• Prosecutor, Sedgwick County, 1974-1978 (head of trial division)
• Prosecutor, Johnson County, 1978-1988 (head of trial division; later, first assistant District Attorney)
• Instructor, Criminal Law, Johnson County Community College, 1970-1980
• Adjunct Professor, K.U. Law School, coordinating training and use of students in the Johnson County District Attorney's Office.
• Corporate Law, Sprint Corp., Litigation Division, Senior Attorney, 1989-1994
• Kansas District Court Judge, Division 5, 10th Judicial District, 1994-present
• Instituted domestic violence court docket, handling cases filed as domestic violence cases, Jan. 1996-Present

Civic and Professional Activities:

• Member, Johnson County Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association, American Judges Association, Kansas Inn of Court.
• Former member, Board of Directors, Johnson County Bar Association.
• Member, Domestic Violence Committee, American Judges Association.
• Vice-President, Olathe Arts Alliance Board of Directors
• Past president, Kansas County and District Attorneys Association.
• Past Board of Directors member: Services for Seniors, Safehome and Stop Violence Coalition.
• Member, Olathe Culture Commission

Awards:

Leadership Award, Johnson County Victim/Witness Assistance Program, 1988

Publications:

Author, "On Starting a Domestic Violence Court," 54 Court Review No. 2 (Summer 1997).