Bob Abbott (November 1, 1932 – March 23, 2010) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a justice of the

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 sta ...

from September 1, 1990, to June 6, 2003.

Early life and education

Abbott was born in

Hodgeman County, Kansas Hodgeman County (county code HG) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 1,723. Its county seat and most populous city is Jetmore. History Hodgeman County was founded in 1867. It was n ...

. He earned an associate of arts degree from Dodge City Junior College, a

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

from

Emporia State University Emporia State University (Emporia State or ESU) is a public university in Emporia, Kansas, United States. Established in March 1863 as the Kansas State Normal School, Emporia State is the third-oldest public university in the state of Kansas. Em ...

in 1956, and a law degree from

Washburn University School of Law The Washburn University School of Law is a public law school located on the main campus of Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. Washburn Law was founded in 1903. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and has been a member of ...

in 1960. He later in 1986 received a Masters in Law from the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United S ...

Career

Abbot served in the

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, where he was a navigator on an

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. He worked as a lawyer for 17 years for a Junction City law firm. Prior to being appointed to the

Abbott, had been the chief judge of the

Kansas Court of Appeals The Kansas Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level appellate court for the U.S. state of Kansas. History The Kansas Legislature created the first Kansas Court of Appeals in 1895, to help the Kansas Supreme Court with an increasingly heavy casel ...

. He had served on the

since its creation in 1977, and had written over 1000 court opinions. Abbott was appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court to replace Chief Justice Robert H. Miller. Abbott retired from the court June 2003 and was replaced by Carol A. Beier.

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Justices of the Kansas Supreme Court University of Virginia School of Law alumni Emporia State University alumni 1932 births 2010 deaths 20th-century American judges {{US-state-judge-stub