[2] He was appointed to the supreme court to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Chief Justice Richard Winn Holmes, with Kay McFarland filling the Chief Justice position.
[6] In 2016 he was given an honorary life membership by the Washburn University School of Law.
[7][8] Born in Lincoln County, he graduated from Kansas State University in 1954.
He was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the United States Air Force and served on active duty from 1954 to 1957.
[5] He is a senior governor for the University of Kansas School of Law.