David Prager (October 30, 1918 – June 30, 2002) was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from December 4, 1971, to January 12, 1987, serving as chief justice from January 12, 1987, to September 1, 1988.
He was succeeded as Chief Justice by Robert H. Miller when he retired after 17 years of service to the court.
[3] He then became a judge for the 3rd judicial district, Shawnee County, Kansas from 1959 till 1971 when he was appointed to the supreme court.
[3][4] He was born October 30, 1918, in Fort Scott, and moved in 1946 to Topeka after returning from service as an officer on a destroyer in World War II.
[1][3] He died June 30, 2002, in Topeka, Kansas leaving behind his wife Dorothy Schroeter Prager a son David and a daughter Diane.