Keynen Jae "K. J." Wall (born 1970 or 1971) is an American lawyer from Kansas who has served as a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court since 2020.
K. J. Wall | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office August 3, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Laura Kelly |
| Preceded by | Lawton Nuss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Keynen Jae Wall Jr. 1970 or 1971 (age 53–54)[1] Scott City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Education | |
Education
editWall graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in communications from Kansas State University in 1993. At Kansas State, he was an All-American and national-champion debater. Wall received a Master of Arts in rhetoric at the University of Minnesota in 1996. He earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law, graduating Order of the Coif in 2001.[2][3]
Career
editWall began his legal career as a law clerk to Judge John W. Lungstrum of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.[4] From 2013 to 2015 he served as deputy general counsel to the Kansas Supreme Court, handling capital cases and special projects. Before working for the Kansas Supreme Court, Wall had been a private practice litigator in Greeley, Colorado[4] and was senior counsel at Federated Insurance in Owatonna, Minnesota. He was a partner with Forbes Law Group in Kansas City, where he regularly represented rural hospitals and other clients in courts throughout the state.[2][3]
Appointment to Kansas Supreme Court
editOn March 11, 2020, Governor Laura Kelly announced the appointment of Kenyen Wall to the Kansas Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Lawton Nuss on December 17, 2019.[2][3] He was sworn into office on August 3, 2020.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Hanna, John (March 11, 2020). "Ex-staffer appointed as Kansas Supreme Court's new justice". Associated Press.
- ^ a b c "Governor appoints Kenyen J. (K.J.) Wall to fill vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court" (Press release). March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ a b c Smith, Sherman (March 11, 2020). "Gov. Laura Kelly picks K.J. Wall for Kansas Supreme Court seat". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ a b "Forbes Law Group - Medical Business and Physician Practice Attorneys in Kansas City". www.forbeslawgroup.com. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ Fry, Steve (2020-08-03). "Kansas Supreme Court justice sworn in in small ceremony". www.wibw.com. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ "KS Courts - Keynen "KJ" Wall Jr". www.kscourts.org. Retrieved 2020-09-15.