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Melissa Taylor Standridge (born July 12, 1962) is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court since 2020. She previously served as a judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals from 2008 to 2020.

Education

Standridge earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of Kansas in business administration. In 1993 she earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law.

Career

Upon graduating from law school, Standridge began a two-year position with the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri working as chambers counsel for Judge Elmo Bolton Hunter. In 1995 she joined the firm Shook, Hardy & Bacon. In 1999 she left Shook to work as chambers counsel to Magistrate Judge David Waxse.

Kansas Court of Appeals service

Standridge was appointed to the Kansas Court of Appeals by Governor Kathleen Sebelius in 2008.

Kansas Supreme Court service

On November 30, 2020, Governor Laura Kelly announced Standridge as her appointment to the Kansas Supreme Court to the seat vacated by Justice Carol A. Beier who retired on September 18, 2020. She was sworn in on December 14, 2020.

Awards and associations

Standridge is involved with the Kansas Bar Association as a representative on the Board of Governors, and she is President of the Earl E. O'Connor American Inns of Court. In 2004 she received the Sandra Day O'Connor Award for Professional Service from the National American Inns of Court. In 2006 she was selected as Kansas City Legal Leader of the Year from The Daily Record, and in 2001 she earned the Outstanding Service Award from the Kansas Bar Association.

See also

• List of Jewish American jurists

References

1. ^ Standridge Biography
2. "Melissa Taylor Standridge Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
3. "Governor Laura Kelly Appoints Melissa Taylor Standridge to the Kansas Supreme Court" (Press release). Office of the Governor. November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
4. Motter, Sarah (2020-12-10). "Standridge to be sworn into Kansas Supreme Court on Dec. 14". www.wibw.com. Retrieved 2020-12-26.

v t e Statewide political officials of Kansas
U.S. senators	Jerry Moran Roger Marshall
State government	Laura Kelly, Governor David Toland, Lieutenant Governor Scott Schwab, Secretary of State Kris Kobach, Attorney General Steven C. Johnson, Treasurer Vicki Schmidt, Insurance Commissioner
Senate	Ty Masterson, President Rick Wilborn, Vice President Larry Alley, Majority Leader Dinah Sykes, Minority Leader
House	Daniel Hawkins, Speaker Blake Carpenter, Speaker pro tempore Chris Croft, Majority Leader Vic Miller, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Marla Luckert, Chief Justice Eric Rosen Daniel Biles Caleb Stegall Evelyn Wilson K. J. Wall Melissa Standridge, Justices

v t e Justices of the Kansas Supreme Court
Chief Justice Marla J. Luckert Eric S. Rosen Dan Biles Caleb Stegall Evelyn Wilson K. J. Wall Melissa Standridge

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