Alex M. Fromme

Alex M. Fromme (March 11, 1915 – October 25, 1982) was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from May 2, 1966, to October 25, 1982.[1][2] He was succeeded by Tyler C. Lockett several months after his death.[3]

Fromme was appointed to the supreme court to fill the position vacated by the retirement of Chief Justice Jay S. Parker.[4] He wrote more than 550 opinions while serving on the court, and also taught at legal ethics at Washburn University School of Law.[5]

He was born in Hoxie, Kansas and obtained his law degree in 1939 from the Washburn University School of Law.[4] He practised law in a private practice with his brother Joseph.[4] from 1961 till 1962 he was the president of the Kansas Bar Association.[4]

He married Ruth Marie Kesier on September 16, 1939, with whom he had three sons and three daughters.[2]

He died Monday October 25, 1982, at the age of 67 at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Topeka.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Alex M. Fromme (Supreme Court of Kansas) – CourtListener.com". CourtListener. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "26 Oct 1982, 16 - The Iola Register at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. ^ "12 Feb 1983, 3 - The Iola Register at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "19 Apr 1966, Page 8 - The Emporia Gazette at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  5. ^ Lee, R. Alton (2014). Sunflower Justice: A New History of the Kansas Supreme Court. U of Nebraska Press. p. 271. ISBN 978-0-8032-4841-0. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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1966–1982 		Succeeded by


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