Bob Abbott (November 1, 1932 – March 23, 2010)[1] was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from September 1, 1990, to June 6, 2003.

He earned an associate of arts degree from Dodge City Junior College, a Bachelor of Science from Emporia State University in 1956, and a law degree from Washburn University School of Law in 1960.

[2] Abbot served in the United States Air Force, where he was a navigator on an Douglas C-124 Globemaster II.

He worked as a lawyer for 17 years for a Junction City law firm.

[3][4] Abbott was appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court to replace Chief Justice Robert H.