Amy F. Cline Explained

Amy F. Cline
Office:Judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals
Term Start:February 26, 2021
Predecessor:Joseph Pierron
Birth Date:3 April 1974
Birth Place:Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Education:Wichita State University (BA)
University of Kansas (JD)

Amy Fellows Cline (born April 3, 1974)[1] is a Judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals.

Education and legal career

Cline received her Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude from Wichita State University in 1996 and her Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2000. After graduating law school, Cline joined Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch, LLC, representing clients in civil litigation in both state and federal courts. In 2004, she then worked at Triplett Woolf Garretson, LLC, where she became a partner in 2008.[2]

Appointment to Kansas Court of Appeals

In June 2020, Cline was one of twenty candidates who submitted an application to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Steve Leben.[3] On July 15, 2020, Governor Laura Kelly appointed Cline to be a judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals to the seat vacated by Judge Joseph Pierron who retired.[2] She was confirmed by the Kansas Senate on January 21, 2021, and sworn in on February 26, 2021, by Chief Judge Karen Arnold-Burger.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amy Fellows Cline Profile . 2021-04-22 . www.martindale.com.
  2. Governor Kelly Appoints Amy Cline to Kansas Court of Appeals . July 15, 2020 . Office of the Governor . April 22, 2021.
  3. Web site: June 15, 2020 . Governor Kelly signs Executive Order, announces new nominee for Court of Appeals vacancy . April 22, 2021 . KSN-TV . en-US.
  4. Amy Fellows Cline to be sworn in as Kansas Court of Appeals judge February 26 . February 24, 2021 . Kansas Court of Appeals . April 22, 2021.