Dan Biles of Overland Park was picked today to become the newest member of the Kansas Supreme Court. Gov. Sebelius made the announcement at an 11:00 press conference. Here is the LJ World's coverage of the governor's selection. Here is coverage in the Topeka Capital-Journal. Here is the governor's press release.
Biles is best known for representing the State Board of Education in a lawsuit that forced an increase in school funding. The vacancy on the court was created by the upcoming retirement of Chief Justice Kay McFarland. The short list for the vacancy (blogged about here) consisted of Biles, Court of Appeals Judge Thomas Malone, and Douglas County Judge Robert Fairchild.
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