Background
Waxse, David John was born on June 29, 1945 in Oswego, Kansas, United States. Son of I. Joseph and Mary (Poole) Waxse.
Waxse, David John was born on June 29, 1945 in Oswego, Kansas, United States. Son of I. Joseph and Mary (Poole) Waxse.
University of Kansas (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1971). Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha.
Dean, Wadleigh School, 1968-1970.
Lecturer in Law: Criminal Law, University of Kansas, 1982-1983. City Attorney, DeSoto, Kansas, 1972-1979.
Dean of students, Intermediate School 88, New York City, 1968-1970;
special education teacher, Peter Cooper School, New York City, 1970-1971;
associate, Payne & Jones, Olathe, Kansas, 1971-1974;
partner, Payne & Jones, Olathe, Kansas, 1974-1984;
of counsel, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Overland Park, Kansas, 1984-1986;
partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Overland Park, Kansas, 1986-1995;
partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon Limited liability partnership, Overland Park, Kansas, since 1995;
shareholder, Shook, Hardy & Bacon Professional Corporation, Overland Park, 1993-1995;
vice president, assistant general counsel, Shook, Hardy & Bacon Professional Corporation, Overland Park, since 1995. Municipal judge City of Shawnee, Kansas, 1974-1980. Attorney City of DeSoto, Kansas, 1972-1979.
Adjunct Professor U. Kansas School Law, Lawrence, 1981-1982. Member juvenile code advising committee Kansas Judicial Council, 1979-1983, guardianship advising committee,1982-1983, attorney fees advising committee, 1986-1987. Member Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee, United States District Court for District Kansas, 1991-1995.
Member Kansas Commision on Judicial Qualifications, 1992, vice-chairman 1994-1997, chair, since 1997. Vice president Kansas Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., 1980-1982, president, 1985-1987. Board advisors Kansas College Advocacy, 1979-1980.
Board of trustees, lawyers' committee Civil Rights Under Law, since 1997.
Member Kansas Governor's Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice, 1974-1977. Member Kansas Justice Commission, since 1997. General counsel Western Missouri District American Civil Liberties Union, 1976-1978, 86-97, vice president, 1983-1986, national board directors, 1979-1986, 91-, chairman children's rights committee, 1980-1986.
Member Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Pol. Network, since 1987, medical treatment issues committee, 1991-1996, constitution committee, since 1991. Member medical/technical committee Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Council Greater Kansas City, since 1986, ethics committee consortium Midwest Bioethics Center, since 1990.
Board directors Parents Anonymous Kansas, 1978-1983, president, 1979. Board directors, member finance committee Kansas Committee for Prevention Child Abuse, 1980-1983. Fellow American Bar Foundation.
Member American Bar Association (chairman children's rights committee and family law sections 1985-1986), American Judicature Society (board directors since 1997, advising committee for center for judicial conduct since 1997), American Employment Law Council, Kansas Bar Association (chairman legal aid committee 1978-1983, Board of Governors since 1988, vice president 1996-1997, president-elect 1997-1998, president since 1998, President' Outstanding Svc. award 1982), Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Johnson County Bar Association (chairman legal aid committee 1975-1982, 92-96), Amnesty International (legal committee Kansas City chapter), Common Cause, Sierra Club.
Married Linda Schilling (divorced). Children: Rachel, Ryan, Rebecca. Married Judy Pfannenstiel, May 29, 1982.
1 child, Elayna.