Robert H. Kaul (August 28, 1911 – March 13, 2000) was an associate justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from September 27, 1965, to September 17, 1977.[1]
Kaul was appointed to the supreme court to take the place of Clair E. Robb who had died in the post.[2] Prior to the appointment the Wamego judge had been a district judge.[2] He resigned from the court, and his position taken by Richard Winn Holmes.[3][4]
He was a Kansas state judge for 28 years, starting with 16 years as a judge for the 36th district and them 12 years on the supreme court.[4]
He was born in August 1911 near Holton, Kansas on a farm to German immigrants.[5][4] He obtained his first degree from Washburn University, then his law degree from the University of Kansas in 1935.[5] He started practising law in Wamego and served as the Pottawatomie County attorney for 3 terms.[4] He served in the Navy in World War II as an 11th Naval District trial judge advocate.[6]
Kaul died aged 88 on Monday March 13, 2000 at his home in Topeka, Kansas.[5] He had a wife named Margaret.[4]
References[]
- ↑ "Robert H. Kaul (Supreme Court of Kansas) – CourtListener.com" (in en-us). https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4476/robert-h-kaul/. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "23 Sep 1965, Page 2 - The Hays Daily News at Newspapers.com" (in en). Newspapers.com. p. 2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1143249/?terms=%22Robert%2BH.%2BKaul%22%2Brobb. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ↑ "23 Aug 1977, 2 - The Manhattan Mercury at Newspapers.com" (in en). Newspapers.com. p. 2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/424402379/?terms=Holmes%2BKaul. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "2 Jun 1977, Page 6 - The Emporia Gazette at Newspapers.com" (in en). Newspapers.com. p. 6. https://www.newspapers.com/image/10148611/?terms=%22Robert%2BKaul%22. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "15 Mar 2000, 3 - The Manhattan Mercury at Newspapers.com" (in en). Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/image/425431665/?terms=%22Robert%2BH.%2BKaul%22. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ↑ "23 Sep 1965, Page 10 - The Emporia Gazette at Newspapers.com" (in en). Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/image/10262847/?terms=%22Robert%2BKaul%22. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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