Kathryn A. Gardner (born October 9, 1956) is a judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals.
She began her legal career in 1983 as a research attorney for Kansas Court of Appeals Judge Joe Haley Swinehart.
When Gardner returned to Topeka that year, she again served as chambers law clerk to Judge Crow.
[1] Gardner was appointed to the Court of Appeals by Governor Sam Brownback on January 29, 2015, and her nomination was confirmed on March 11, 2015.
[1][2] She was appointed to the seat vacated by Caleb Stegall who was elevated to the Kansas Supreme Court.