Lloyd M. Kagey
Lloyd Monroe Kagey[1] (April 18, 1902 – October 1977) was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from December 4, 1950 to January 8, 1951.[2]
Life and education[edit]
He was born April 18, 1902[3] in Beloit, Kansas to Charles L. Kagey a former United States minister to Finland and his wife.[4]
He attended public school in Beloit,[5] before spending three years at the University of Kansas, then going on to Washburn University School of Law to obtain his law degree in 1927.[5] He passed the bar examination in July 1927.[1]
In 1940 Kagey had contracted polio and had been paralysed from the waist downwards requiring his to use a wheelchair.[6][5]
Career[edit]
He began his career practising law in his home town of Beloit.[5]
Kagey was the Sedgwick County Assistant Attorney from 1941 until 1947.[6]
When Edward F. Arn resigned William J. Wertz was appointed to the court and Wertz filed for the next full term starting January 8, 1951.[6] However he failed to file for the remainder of the current term from the election until the start of the new term, Kagey did file and won the seat.[6] Wertz won the election for the new term so Kagey served just 35 days on the court.[6] This was an unusual oversight for Wertz as in 1948, he had been appointed as a District Judge in Sedgwick County but failed to file for the interim period from the election till the start of the new term, again Kagey did file and won.[6] In his short service he authored five of the courts opinions.[6]
In 1956, he ran as the Republican candidate for the 66th district.[7]
Death and legacy[edit]
He died October, 1977 at the age of 75.[3] In 1979 his friends and associates set up the Justice Lloyd Kagey Leadership Award that would be presented annually to a graduating student who has shown effective leadership to the University of Kansas students.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "7 Jul 1927, 3 - Logan County News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "KS Courts - Historical Listing of Supreme Court Justices". www.kscourts.org. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Lloyd Kagey | October 1, 1977 Obituary | NewspaperArchive®". newspaperarchive.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "22 Jun 1927, 2 - The Morning Chronicle at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d Lee, R. Alton (March 2014). Sunflower Justice: A New History of the Kansas Supreme Court. U of Nebraska Press. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-8032-4841-0. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "100 Year of Washburn Law in the Judiciary" (PDF). Washburn Law School. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "20 Jul 1956, Page 5 - The Catholic Advance at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Lawrence Journal World Archives, Aug 18, 1979, p. 197". NewspaperArchive.com. 18 August 1979. Retrieved 13 September 2020.