Background
LUCKERT, MARLA was born on July 20, 1955 in Goodland, Kansas, United States.
LUCKERT, MARLA was born on July 20, 1955 in Goodland, Kansas, United States.
Washburn University of Topeka (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1977. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1980). Phi Delta Phi, Phi Kappa Phi! Member, Board of Editors, 1978-1980 and Technical Editor, 1979-1980, Washburn Law Journal.
Adjunct Professor, Medical Jurisprudence, Washburn University School of Law, 1985-1986.
After earning her law degree at Washburn, Luckert she joined the firm of Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds and Palmer in Topeka, Kansas. She also served as an adjunct professor of law at Washburn. Luckert was appointed by Governor Joan Finney to the Third Judicial District Court in 1992.
In 2000 she became chief justice of the Third Judicial Court.
In 2003 she was appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court by Governor Bill Graves. Justice Luckert has served as president of the Kansas Bar Association, the Kansas District Judges Association, the Kansas Women Attorneys Association, the Topeka Bar Association, the Sam A. Crow Inn of Court, and the Women Attorneys Association of Topeka.
Luckert will face her next retention election in 2010. Luckert is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the Kansas Bar Foundation.
In her last election to hold her seat she was approved with 686,532 (765%) compared to 209,972 (234%) disapproving votes.
Topeka, Kansas (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1989-199JJ) and American Bar Associations. Kansas Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors! 1988-1990). Kansas Hospital Attorneys Association.
Women Attorneys Association of Topeka (President, 1988-1989.
Secretary, 1987-1988). Defense Research Institute.
American Judicature Society.