Michael B. Buser is a judge on the Kansas Court of Appeals

Kansas Court of Appeals

The Kansas Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level appellate court for the U.S. state of Kansas.-History:The Kansas Legislature crated the first Kansas Court of Appeals in 1895, to help the Kansas Supreme Court with an increasingly heavy caseload. The original statute that created the court...

. He was appointed to this position in January of 2005 by Governor Sebelius.

Biography

Judge Buser was born on January 10, 1952 in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Georgetown University in 1974 with degrees in Theology and American Government. He went on to receive his J.D.

Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...

degree from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1977. He is now married and has two sons.

Legal career

Judge Buser began his legal career in 1977 as an assistant district attorney in Johnson County. In 1988, he became the general attorney for the Union Pacific Railroad. He then joined the law firm Shook, Hardy and Bacon in 1991 and worked in the firm's tort and pharmaceutical practice groups until his appointment to the Court of Appeals.

External links

• Kansas Court of Appeals website