| George Thomas Van Bebber | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas |
| Term Start: | December 31, 2000 |
| Term End: | May 26, 2005 |
| Office1: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas |
| Term Start1: | 1995 |
| Term End1: | 2000 |
| Predecessor1: | Patrick F. Kelly |
| Successor1: | John Watson Lungstrum |
| Office2: | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas |
| Term Start2: | December 8, 1989 |
| Term End2: | December 31, 2000 |
| Appointer2: | George H. W. Bush |
| Predecessor2: | Richard Dean Rogers |
| Successor2: | Julie A. Robinson |
| Office3: | Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas |
| Term Start3: | 1982 |
| Term End3: | 1989 |
| State House4: | Kansas |
| District4: | 48th |
| Term Start4: | 1973 |
| Term End4: | 1975 |
| Successor4: | Edward Francis Gordon[1] [2] |
| Birth Name: | George Thomas Van Bebber |
| Birth Date: | 21 October 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Troy, Kansas |
| Death Place: | Prairie Village, Kansas |
| Party: | Republican |
| Education: | Kansas State University (BA) University of Kansas School of Law (LLB) |
George Thomas Van Bebber (October 21, 1931 – May 26, 2005) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.
Born in Troy, Kansas, Van Bebber received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kansas in 1953 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1955. He then entered private practice in Troy until 1959, when he became an assistant United States attorney for the District of Kansas until 1961, thereafter returning to private practice until 1982. During that time, he was County attorney for Doniphan County, Kansas from 1963 to 1969. Van Bebber served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1973 to 1975 and was a Republican.[3]
In 1989, Van Bebber became a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. On September 13, 1989, he was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on that court vacated by Richard Dean Rogers. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 21, 1989, and received his commission on December 8, 1989. He served as chief judge from 1995 to 2000, and assumed senior status on December 31, 2000. He was succeeded by Julie A. Robinson. He continued to serve in senior status until his death, in Prairie Village, Kansas.