Robert L. Gernon

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Robert Lawrence Gernon (July 29, 1943 – March 30, 2005) was a district judge in Kansas 22nd District, from 1979 to 1988, born in Hiawatha, Brown County, Kansas.[1]

He was a 1966 KU B-School major who studied law at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas graduating in 1969.

Justice Gernon was also trial advocacy instructor at University of Kansas School of Law, a judge on the Kansas Court of Appeals, 1988–2003; and Kansas Supreme Court Justice, 2003–2005.[2][3]

He also served as a coach, mentor and tutor to Sigma Nu fraternity chapter members in Lawrence, Kansas, and championed the LEAD program, which served as a framework for ongoing Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center (ETWRC) peer mentoring programs.[4]

During 1990, Judge Gernon and were jointly awarded the Kansas University Alumni Association's (KUAA) Mildred Clodfelter Alumni Award for "sustained volunteer service to the University at the local level."[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Salina Journal Newspaper Archives, Apr 1, 2005, p. 3". NewspaperArchive.com. 1 April 2005. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Garden City Telegram Archives, Jan 11, 2003, p. 6". NewspaperArchive.com. 11 January 2003. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. ^ "KS Courts - Historical Listing of Supreme Court Justices". www.kscourts.org. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity". Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity. August 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "KUAA Awards".

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