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Jerry G. Elliott (November 25, 1936 – April 5, 2010) was a judge on the
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. Elliot served on this court from 1987 until his death.Judge Elliott biography
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Biography

Jerry Elliott was born in
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. He graduated with an A.B. degree from the
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in 1958. He earned his law (LL.B.) degree from the same school in 1964. He was an ROTC student and served active duty in the Navy. He was married to his wife Debra Duncan and had one son. Elliott has been president of the Wichita Council of Camp Fire, the Kansas chapter of the
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, the Wichita Legal Aid Society, the Wichita Bar Association, and a board member of Music Theatre of Wichita


Legal career

After law school, Judge Elliott worked as a law clerk for Judge
Wesley E. Brown Wesley Ernest Brown (June 22, 1907 – January 23, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. At his death at age 104, he was the oldest person to serve as a federal judge in the histo ...
of the U.S. District Court in
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. In 1966, he joined the law firm Foulston, Siefkin, Powers & Eberhardt where he focused on appellate practice and creditors' rights. He received the
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President's Outstanding Service Award in 1982 and 1995, and the Phil Lewis Medal of Distinction in 2004


Death

Jerry Elliott died in
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on April 5, 2010, after a long battle with
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.


References


External links


Kansas Court of Appeals website

Obituary
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