Background
Branham, Melanie J. was born on November 22, 1960 in Kansas City, Missoury. Daughter of John Francis II and Annette Branham.
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Melanie J. Branham
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Melanie J. Branham, American Lawyer. Bar: Kansas 1994, Missouri 1995, United States Court Appeals (10th circuit) 1994, United States Court Appeals (8th circuit) 1995, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1997. Named to Outstanding Young Women of America, 1987; recipient American Jurisprudence award, 1993.
Education
Bachelor, U. Kansas, 1983; MUP, U. Kansas, 1985; Juris Doctor, We. New England College, 1994.
Career
Graduate planner, City of Lawrence, Kansas, 1984; city planner, City of Overland Park, Kansas, 1984-1985; assistant director planning and inspections, City of Merriam, Kansas, 1985-1987; city administrator, City of Westwood, Kansas, 1987-1989; town administrator, Town of Sheffield, Massachusetts, 1989-1991; law clerk, We. Massachusetts Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1992-1993; attorney/law clerk, Kansas Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, Olathe, 1993-1994; associate, Johnson County District Attorney' General’ s Office, Olathe, 1994; private practice, Olathe, since 1994.
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Membership
Active Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missoury, since 1986. Member American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and We. Missouri, Kansas City, Missoury, since 1992.
With Civil Air Patrol Auxiliary, lieutenant colonel United States Air Force, 1972-1976. Member American Bar Association, Association Trial Lawyers American, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, JohnsonCounty Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association, Missouri Bar Association.
