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William West Harvey
William West Harvey (November 21, 1869 – September 27, 1958) was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives and a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from January 8, 1923, to January 8, 1945, and chief justice from January 8, 1945, to March 1, 1956. In 1906 he set up his own practice in Ashland, Kansas, and in the same year became the Clark County attorney for one term. He then went on to be the representative for Clark County starting in 1917 for three terms, including being elected speaker of the house in his third term. June 17, 1921, he was made Assistant Attorney General, he was the third member of his family to hold the position. Harvey stood for the supreme court in 1922 against the incumbent Judson S. West who had already served two terms. Harvey won the number 2 position with 38% of the vote, just beating West who gained 37% of the vote. In 1939 the retirement of Justice William Easton Hutchinson caused a shuffle of the court with only Justice Harvey and Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas Supreme Court
The Kansas Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the state of Kansas. Composed of seven justices, led by Chief Justice Marla Luckert, the court supervises the legal profession, administers the judicial branch, and serves as the state court of last resort in the appeals process. Functions Judicial The Kansas Supreme Court's most important duty is being the state court of last resort and the highest judicial authority in the state of Kansas. The Court rarely conducts a trial. Its judicial responsibilities include hearing direct appeals from the district courts in the most serious criminal cases and appeals in any case in which a statute has been held unconstitutional. The Court has the authority to review cases decided by the Court of Appeals and the ability to transfer cases to the U.S. Supreme Court. Administration The Kansas Supreme Court must adopt and submit to the Kansas Legislature an annual budget for the entire judicial branch of Kansas government. Supervi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berryton, Kansas
Berryton is an unincorporated community in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. It is located east of the Topeka Regional Airport. History Berryton was laid out in 1888 and named for its two founders, George Washington Berry and his son George Webster Berry. The first post office in Berryton was established in May 1888. In 1912 the town was described as, "a little village of Shawnee county, is a station on the Missouri Pacific R. R., 9 miles southeast of the city of Topeka. It has a money order postoffice with one rural delivery route, and is a trading center for the neighborhood in which it is located. The population in 1910 was 75." It currently has a post office, an elementary school, an event center, and two churches. Demographics Berryton is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Education The community is served by Shawnee Heights USD 450 Shawnee Heights USD 450 is a public unified school district headquartered in Tecumseh, Kansas, United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emporia State University Alumni
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Speakers Of The Kansas House Of Representatives
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Members Of The Kansas House Of Representatives
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Justices Of The Kansas Supreme Court
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Chief Justices Of The Kansas Supreme Court
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List Of Justices Of The Kansas Supreme Court ...
Following is a list of justices of the Kansas Supreme Court. , the Kansas Supreme Court has seven justices. Justices See also * Lists of people from Kansas External linksHistory of the Kansas Supreme Court Justicesfrom the Kansas Judicial Branch. {{Lists of US Justices Justices of the Kansas Supreme Court Justices of the Kansas Supreme Court Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carbondale, Kansas
Carbondale is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,352. It is located south of Topeka along U.S. Route 75 four lane freeway. History Carbondale was founded in 1869. It initially grew as a coal town of the Carbon Coal Company. Coal is a carbon-based fuel, hence the name. From 1906 to 1908 the Daughters of the American Revolution of Kansas placed sixty-six markers along the path of the Santa Fe Trail as it ran through Kansas. Number seventeen is located in Carbondale. Geography Carbondale is located at (38.818411, -95.691533). It is the first city south of Topeka, Kansas on U.S. Highway 75. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. Demographics Carbondale is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,437 people, 590 households, and 385 families residing in the city. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka ( ; Kansa language, Kansa: ; iow, Dópikˀe, script=Latn or ) is the Capital (political), capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the County seat, seat of Shawnee County, Kansas, Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 126,587. The Topeka Topeka, Kansas metropolitan area, metropolitan statistical area, which includes Shawnee, Jackson County, Kansas, Jackson, Jefferson County, Kansas, Jefferson, Osage County, Kansas, Osage, and Wabaunsee County, Kansas, Wabaunsee Counties, had a population of 233,870 in the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The name "Topeka" is a Kansa-Osage word that means "place where we dig potatoes", or "a good place to dig potatoes". As a placename, Topeka was first recorded in 1826 as the Kansa name for what is now called the Kansas River. Topeka's founders chose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellsworth, Kansas
Ellsworth is a city in and the county seat of Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,066. Known as a cow town in the 1870s, when the Kansas Pacific Railroad operated a stockyard here for shipping cattle to eastern markets, in the 21st century, it serves as the trading center of the rural county. History 19th century Once called "The Wickedest Cattletown in Kansas", the city is named for Fort Ellsworth, which was built in 1864. Due to speculation on imminent railroad construction, the population of Ellsworth boomed to over two thousand by the time it was incorporated in 1867. It has since been said, "Abilene, the first, Dodge City, the last, but Ellsworth the wickedest". Ellsworth was a bustling cattle town for a time during the late 1860s, when the Kansas Pacific Railroad had a stop and stockyards there. Cattle were driven up from Texas to this point, and then shipped to major markets. Often cowboys had the run of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emporia State University Teachers College
The Emporia State University Teachers College is an education college located in Emporia, Kansas, United States. It is a part of Emporia State University. History The university was established in 1863 as Kansas State Normal School. A university history gives 1907 as the first date teacher training was organized as a department. Since then, The Teachers College has been through a few name changes: * 1907-1929: Department of Pedagogy; * 1929-1969: Department of Education; * 1969-1983: School of Education and Psychology; * 1983-1988: College of Education; * 1988–present: The Teachers College Departments & Services * Counselor Education (art therapy, mental health counseling, rehabilitation counseling, rehabilitation services education, school counseling) * Elementary Education/Early Childhood/Special Education * Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (athletic training, health education, health promotion, physical education, recreation, coaching education) * Instruct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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