Richard Dean Rogers

For other people named Richard Rogers, see Richard Rogers (disambiguation).

Richard Dean Rogers


Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas
In office January 1, 1989 – November 25, 2016
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas
In office August 5, 1975 – January 1, 1989
Appointed by	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	H. George Templar
Succeeded by	George Thomas Van Bebber
Personal details
Born	(1921-12-29)December 29, 1921 Oberlin, Kansas
Died	November 25, 2016(2016-11-25) (aged 94) Topeka, Kansas
Alma mater	Kansas State University B.S. University of Kansas School of Law J.D.
Profession	Judge

Richard Dean Rogers (December 29, 1921 – November 25, 2016) was a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

Biography

Born in Oberlin, Kansas, Rogers received a Bachelor of Science degree from Kansas State University in 1943. He served in the United States Army Air Corps as a Captain, Bombardier during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. He received a Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1947. He was in private practice in Manhattan, Kansas from 1947 to 1975. He was an instructor, Kansas State University from 1948 to 1952. He was a city commissioner, Manhattan, Kansas from 1950 to 1952. He was a Mayor, Manhattan, Kansas in 1952. He was a County attorney of Riley County, Kansas from 1954 to 1958. He was a City commissioner, Manhattan, Kansas from 1959 to 1965. He was a General counsel, Kansas Farm Bureau and Service Companies, Manhattan, Kansas from 1960 to 1975. He was a Mayor, Manhattan, Kansas in 1964. He was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1964 to 1968. He was a member of the Kansas State Senate from 1968 to 1975. He was President of the Kansas State Senate during 1975.

Federal Judicial Service

On July 15, 1975, Rogers was nominated by President Gerald Ford to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas vacated by H. George Templar. Rogers was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 31, 1975, and received his commission on August 5, 1975. He assumed senior status on January 1, 1989. He was succeeded by George Thomas Van Bebber. He took inactive senior status on August 7, 2015, and continued in that status until his death on November 25, 2016, in Topeka, Kansas.^[1]

References

↑ "Richard Rogers, who spent 40 years as a federal judge here, dies at 94" Topeka Capital-Journal, November 26, 2016

Sources

Richard Dean Rogers at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Henry George Templar	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas 1975–1989	Succeeded by George Thomas Van Bebber

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 194782885

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