Background
LEBEN, STEVE was born on June 23, 1956 in Eureka, Kansas, United States.
LEBEN, STEVE was born on June 23, 1956 in Eureka, Kansas, United States.
University of Kansas (Bachelor of Science, with distinction, 1978. Juris Doctor, 1982). Phi Kappa Phi. Order of the Coif. Member, 1981 and Associate Editor, 1981, Kansas Law Review.
He has judged on this court since June 2007. After a brief engagement as press secretary for a Kansas congressman, he returned to the University of Kansas and received his law degree in 1982. Judge Leben practiced law in the Kansas City area before becoming a judge.
He practiced with the law firm Stinson, Magazine & Fizzell for 6 years and then practiced on his own for five years.
After this, he became a District Judge. He has served on various law associations and has written and edited numerous articles
He has also taught law classes at both the University of Kansas and University of Missouri-Kansas City law schools and was the president of the American Judges Association for a time.
Johnson County, Kansas City Metropolitan, Kansas and American Bar Associations. Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. Lawyers Association of Kansas City.
(Also Of Counsel to Kuraner & Schwegler, Kansas City, Missouri).