Nancy Caplinger

Nancy Moritz Caplinger
Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 2011
Appointed by	Mark Parkinson
Preceded by	Robert Davis
Personal details
Born	March 3, 1960 (1960-03-03) (age 51) Beloit, Kansas
Alma mater	Washburn University (B.B.A.) Washburn University School of Law (J.D.)

Nancy Moritz Caplinger is a justice on the Kansas Supreme Court. She was appointed to this position by Governor Parkinson in November 2010 and was sworn in on January 7, 2011.

Biography

Caplinger was born on March 3, 1960 in Beloit, Kansas. She received her B.B.A. degree from Washburn University in 1982 and her J.D. degree from Washburn Law School in 1985. She has two daughters.^[1]

Legal career

Caplinger began her legal career in 1985 as a research attorney for Justice Harold Herd of the Kansas Supreme Court. In 1987, she became a law clerk to Judge Patrick F. Kelly with the United States District Court in Wichita. From 1989 to 1995, she was an associate with the law firm Spencer, Fane, Britt and Browne. She then became an Assistant United States Attorney in Kansas City until 1999, when she became an Appellate Coordinator for the United States Attorney's office. She held this position until her appointment to the Court of Appeals in 2004.^[1] Governor Mark Parkinson appointed her to the Kansas Supreme Court in November 2010, and she was sworn in on January 7, 2011, replacing former Chief Justice Robert Davis.^[2][3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Justice Caplinger biography
2. ^ "Kansas Supreme Court Justice Nancy Moritz Caplinger to be sworn in Friday". LJWorld.com (by Associated Press). January 4, 2011. http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2011/jan/04/kansas-supreme-court-justice-nancy-moritz-caplinge/?kansas_legislature. Retrieved January 29, 2011. 
3. ^ "Parkinson names Judge Nancy Moritz Caplinger to Kansas Supreme Court". LJWorld.com (by Associated Press). November 1, 2010. http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2010/nov/01/parkinson-names-judge-nancy-moritz-caplinger-kansa/. Retrieved January 29, 2011. 

External links

• Kansas Supreme Court

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Name	Caplinger, Nancy
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Date of birth	March 3, 1960
Place of birth	Beloit, Kansas
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