Former KS Supreme Court judge dies

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Supreme Court Justice Marla Luckert issued a statement following the passing of a long-time Kansas Supreme Court Judge.

On April 27, 2024, former Supreme Court Justice Frederick Newton Six died in his home in Lawrence. He served on the Kansas Supreme Court from Sept. 1, 1988, until Jan. 13, 2003. Before serving as a Kansas Supreme Court judge, Six served on the Kansas Court of Appeals for more than a year.

“Justice Six was a dedicated public servant of the highest order. As a justice, he will be remembered for his brilliant legal mind, his principled decision-making, his clear writing, and his courtesy, respect, and fairness to all," Luckert said. "As a person, he was kind, insatiably curious, genuinely caring, and famous for his bowties. He lived a deep and rich life of service, friendship, learning, and family, and is held in the highest professional and personal esteem by his colleagues and friends. Our hearts are with his family who have lost him and his beloved wife within a span of 10 days.”

Six, born in 1929, graduated from Lawrence Memorial High School in 1947. He went on to attend the University of Kansas (KU) where he graduated with a degree in history, according to the Kenneth Spencer Research Library Archival Collections.

In 1951, Six joined the US Marines Corps and served in the Korean War. After the war, he attended law school at KU. After attending law school, Six ran various republican party campaigns in the '60s and '70s. He was appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court by Governor Mike Hayden in 1988, according to KU.

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