# Marla Luckert

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**Marla Jo Luckert**[1] (born July 20, 1955) is a former associate justice and chief justice of the [Kansas Supreme Court](/source/Kansas_Supreme_Court). She was appointed by Governor [Bill Graves](/source/Bill_Graves) on November 20, 2002, and sworn into office on January 13, 2003.[2] She served as chief justice of the court from 2019 to 2026. She retired in 2026.

## Personal life

Marla J. Luckert was born in [Goodland, Kansas](/source/Goodland,_Kansas). At [Washburn University](/source/Washburn_University) she earned a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in history in 1977 and a [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) from [Washburn University School of Law](/source/Washburn_University_School_of_Law) in 1980.[3]

## Professional life

After law school, Luckert joined the [law firm](/source/Law_firm) of Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds and Palmer in [Topeka, Kansas](/source/Topeka,_Kansas). She also served as an [adjunct professor](/source/Adjunct_professor) of law at Washburn. Luckert was appointed by Governor [Joan Finney](/source/Joan_Finney) to the [Third Judicial District Court](/source/Kansas_District_Courts) in 1992. In 2000, she became chief judge of the Third Judicial Court. In 2003 she was appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court by Governor Bill Graves.[4]

Luckert has served as president of the [Kansas Bar Association](/source/Kansas_Bar_Association), the Kansas District Judges Association, the [Kansas Women Attorneys Association](/source/Kansas_Women_Attorneys_Association), the Topeka Bar Association, the Sam A. Crow [Inn of Court](/source/American_Inns_of_Court), and the Women Attorneys Association of Topeka.[5] Luckert is a Fellow of the [American Bar Foundation](/source/American_Bar_Foundation) and the Kansas Bar Foundation.[6]

On December 17, 2019, Luckert became chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court after the retirement of then-Chief Justice [Lawton Nuss](/source/Lawton_Nuss).[7]

Luckert retired from the court on March 28, 2026.[8]

## Awards

- [YWCA](/source/YWCA) Woman of Excellence Award (1996)
- [Kansas Bar Association](/source/Kansas_Bar_Association) Outstanding Service Award (1990)
- Kansas Association of Defense Counsel's Distinguished Service Award (1990)

## References

1. [*Who's Who in American Law, 2005-2006*](https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinamerica0000unse_i4q1/page/652/mode/2up). Marquis Who's Who. 2005. p. 652.

1. ["Marla Luckert Appointed to Kansas Supreme Court"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201857/http://washburnlaw.edu/news/2002/2002-11luckert.php) (English). Archived from [the original](http://washburnlaw.edu/news/2002/2002-11luckert.php) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-18.

1. ["Appointed: Governor tabs Shawnee County District Court Judge To Replace Retiring Justice Six"](http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4179/is_20021121/ai_n11790769) (English). *The Topeka Capital-Journal*. 2002. Retrieved 2007-03-18.

1. ["Hon. Marla J. Luckert"](http://www.kscourts.org/kansas-courts/supreme-court/justice-bios/default.asp) (English). Retrieved 2007-03-18.

1. ["Supreme Court In Review"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070928063342/http://www.hprtec.org/supremecourt/judges.shtml) (English). Archived from [the original](http://www.hprtec.org/supremecourt/judges.shtml) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-18.

1. ["FindLaw Profile"](http://pview.findlaw.com/view/1042457_1?noconfirm=0) (English). Retrieved 2007-03-18.

1. ["Kansas Supreme Court Getting New Member, New Chief Justice"](https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/kansas/articles/2019-12-14/kansas-supreme-court-getting-new-member-new-chief-justice). [U.S. News & World Report](/source/U.S._News_%26_World_Report). December 14, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.

1. ["https://kscourts.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/News/2026-News-Releases/March/Justice-Marla-Luckert-to-retire-March-28"](https://kscourts.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/News/2026-News-Releases/March/Justice-Marla-Luckert-to-retire-March-28). *Kansas Judicial Branch*. March 3, 2026. Retrieved April 24, 2026.

## External links

- [Official Biography](http://www.kscourts.org/kansas-courts/supreme-court/justice-bios)

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