A respected legal professional with more than ten years' experience in
litigation and trial work, Steve is an independent-minded judge who has
served the people of Kansas well," Sebelius said. "He has answered the
call of public service again, and is ready to lead the people's law firm
effectively, responsibly, with character and integrity."
Six, Lawrence, was a partner in the law firm, Shamberg, Johnson &
Bergman before being named to the seventh judicial district bench by
Governor Sebelius in 2005. In his ten years of private practice, Six
specialized in complex litigation and trial work. Between 1993 and 1994,
he served as a Judicial Clerk for The Honorable Deanell R. Tacha, United
States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, assisting in researching
and writing appellate opinions.
Six has been active in bar organizations, including service on the
Bench-Bar Committee for the United States District Court for the
District of Kansas. He has served on the Kansas Bar Association Board of
Governors, the Bench-Bar Committee and as Chairman of the Mandatory
Malpractice Disclosure Committee. He has also served as a member of the
Kansas Bar Foundation Board of Trustees.
Six received his undergraduate degree in 1988 from Carleton College in
Northfield, Minnesota. He graduated with his juris doctorate from the
University of Kansas School of Law, in 1993, where he was a Note and
Comment Editor on the Kansas Law Review, a member of the Order of the
Coif honors society and a Rice Foundation Scholarship recipient.
Retired Supreme Court Justice Fred Six (Steve's Dad) Administered the oath of office January 31, 2008