Contact number: 620-694-2963

Year Elected:  2010
Law School: University of Kansas School of Law, Juris Doctor
College and Degree:  Emporia State University, Bachelor of Science in Education

Employment History:
   

District Judge, Reno County, January 2011
Forker, Suter & Rose, law partner, 1980-2010
Kansas Supreme Court, 1978-1979
U.S.D. 500, English teacher 1974-1975

Legal Activities:

Current:  Kansas District Judges Association, Kansas Bar Association, Kansas Women Attorneys Association, National Association of Women Judges, Reno County Bar Association

Past:  Kansas Bar Association Board of Governors, Kansas Bar Association Outstanding Service Award, Reno County Bar Association President, Reno County Bar Association Ethics Committee, Kansas Legal Services Board of Directors, Court Appointed Special Advocate Outstanding Service Award

Civic Activities:

Current:  Rotary Club, Soroptimist Club

Past:  Mayor of Hutchinson, Hutchinson City Council, Hutchinson Public Library Board of Trustees, Hutchinson/Reno County Arts & Humanities Council board President, New Beginnings board President, Hutchinson Housing Authority, Hutchinson Human Relations Commission, Training and Evaluation Center of Hutchinson, Cause for Paws, Emergency Shelter Home, Court Appointed Special Advocate, Hutchinson Comprehensive Plan Committee, Hutchinson Community College Alumni Association, Hospice of Reno County, Hutchinson Community Ministries, Mental Health Association, Community Concert Association

Other Activities:

First United Methodist Church, lifelong member, Pastor/Parish Relations Committee, Church Choir, former member Board of Trustees, former youth leader