George Thomas Van Bebber (October 21, 1931 – May 26, 2005) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

Education and career

Born in Troy, Kansas, Van Bebber received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kansas in 1953 and a Bachelor of Laws from the

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in 1955. He then entered private practice in Troy until 1959, when he became an

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for the District of Kansas until 1961, thereafter returning to private practice until 1982. During that time, he was County attorney for

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, Kansas from 1963 to 1969. Van Bebber served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1973 to 1975 and was a Republican.

Federal judicial service

In 1989, Van Bebber became a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. On September 13, 1989, he was nominated by President

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to a seat on that court vacated by

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. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 21, 1989, and received his commission on December 8, 1989. He served as chief judge from 1995 to 2000, and assumed senior status on December 31, 2000. He was succeeded by

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. He continued to serve in senior status until his death, in Prairie Village, Kansas.

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