Edward Larson (Kansas judge)

{{Short description|American judge (born 1932)}}

Edward Larson (born 1932{{cite news |title=13 Mar 1999, Page 17 - The Salina Journal at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1923844/?terms=%22Edward%2BLarson%22%2B1932 |accessdate=11 July 2020 |work=Newspapers.com |language=en}}) was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from September 1, 1995, to September 4, 2002.{{cite web |title=KS Courts - Historical Listing of Supreme Court Justices |url=https://www.kscourts.org/About-the-Courts/Supreme-Court/Historical-Listing-of-Supreme-Court-Justices |website=www.kscourts.org |accessdate=19 July 2020}}

He was appointed to the supreme court to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Chief Justice Richard Winn Holmes, with Kay McFarland filling the Chief Justice position.{{cite news |title=3 Aug 1995, Page 3 - The Salina Journal at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/12956238/?terms=Edward%2BLarson |accessdate=11 July 2020 |work=Newspapers.com |language=en}} When he retired from the court due to the mandatory retirement age of 70 Lawton Nuss was appointed to fill the vacant position.{{cite news |title=20 Nov 2002, 2 - The Manhattan Mercury at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/425661101/?terms=Edward%20Larson |accessdate=11 July 2020 |work=Newspapers.com |language=en}} He then continued to work as a senior judge.

In 2014 he was one of three University of Kansas School of Law alumni to be awarded the schools Distinguished Alumni Award.{{cite web |title=Trio of jurists to receive law school's Distinguished Alumni Award |url=https://law.ku.edu/news/trio-jurists-receive-law-schools-distinguished-alumni-award |website=School of Law |accessdate=19 July 2020 |language=en |date=May 6, 2014}} In 1981 and 1998 he was awarded the Outstanding Service Award from the Kansas Bar Association.{{cite web |title=Award Recipients: Outstanding Service Award - Kansas Bar Association |url=https://www.ksbar.org/page/outstanding-service-award |website=www.ksbar.org |accessdate=19 July 2020}} In 2016 he was given an honorary life membership by the Washburn University School of Law.{{cite web |title=List of Honorary Life Membership Recipients Presented by the Washburn University School of Law Alumni Association. |url=https://washburnlaw.edu/alumni/awards/honorarylife/index.html |website=Washburn University School of Law |accessdate=19 July 2020}}{{cite web |title=Past Recipients of the Washburn University School of Law Alumni Association Honorary Life Memberships.. |url=https://washburnlaw.edu/alumni/awards/honorarylife/pastrecipients.html |website=Washburn University School of Law |accessdate=19 July 2020}}

Born in Lincoln County, he graduated from Kansas State University in 1954. He was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the United States Air Force and served on active duty from 1954 to 1957. He earned his law degree in 1960 from the University of Kansas School of Law.{{cite news |title=2 Aug 1995, 2 - The Iola Register at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/636436480/?terms=Edward%2BLarson |accessdate=11 July 2020 |work=Newspapers.com |language=en}} After obtaining his law degree he started practicing law and serving as a Hays municipal judge. He then served as an appellate judge for the Kansas Court of Appeals prior to his supreme court appointment.

He is a senior governor for the University of Kansas School of Law.{{cite web |title=Board of Governors |url=https://law.ku.edu/board-governors |website=School of Law |accessdate=19 July 2020 |language=en |date=25 May 2012}}