Stephen Six
| Stephen Six | |
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| Attorney General of Kansas | |
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In office January 31, 2008 – January 10, 2011 |
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| Governor |
Kathleen Sebelius Mark Parkinson |
| Preceded by | Paul Morrison |
| Succeeded by | Derek Schmidt |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 11, 1965 Lawrence, Kansas, United States |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Betsy Brand |
| Alma mater |
Carleton College University of Kansas, Lawrence |
Stephen N. Six (born December 11, 1965) is an American attorney and former judge from Kansas who served as Kansas' 43rd Attorney General. He was nominated to serve as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on March 9, 2011. He is currently a partner at the Kansas City, New York, and San Diego based law firm, Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP. His nomination was returned to the President on December 17, 2011, pursuant to the rules of the Senate.
Stephen Six is the son of former Kansas Supreme Court Justice Fred Six. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, in 1988 and earned his law degree from the University of Kansas in 1993.
Following graduation from law school, Six served as a law clerk to Judge Deanell Reece Tacha of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. From 1994 to 2005, he served as a partner in the Kansas City, Missouri, law firm of Shamberg, Johnson, and Bergman. He was appointed as a judge on the Douglas County Circuit Court by Governor Sebelius in January 2005, serving in that post until his appointment as attorney general by Governor Kathleen Sebelius in 2008.
Six was defeated in the 2010 general election by Republican State Senate Majority Leader Derek Schmidt.
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