George Thomas Van Bebber

George Thomas Van Bebber
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas
In office
December 31, 2000 – May 26, 2005
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas
In office
December 8, 1989 – December 31, 2000
Appointed by George H. W. Bush
Preceded by Richard Dean Rogers
Succeeded by Julie A. Robinson
Personal details
Born October 21, 1931
Troy, Kansas
Died May 26, 2005 (aged 73)
Prairie Village, Kansas
Alma mater Kansas State University B.A.
University of Kansas School of Law LL.B.
Profession Judge

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

Biography

Born in Troy, Kansas, Van Bebber received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kansas in 1953 and an Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1955.

He then entered private practice in Troy until 1959, when he became an assistant United States Attorney for the District of Kansas until 1961, thereafter returning to private practice until 1982. During that time, he was County attorney for Doniphan County, Kansas from 1963 to 1969, and served a term as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1973 to 1975.

District Court service

In 1982, Van Bebber became a United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. On September 13, 1989, he was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on that court vacated by Richard Dean Rogers. 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 Julie A. Robinson. He continued to serve in senior status until his death, in Prairie Village, Kansas.

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