Stephen Six | |
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| 43rdKansas Attorney General | |
| In office January 31, 2008 – January 10, 2011 | |
| Governor | Kathleen Sebelius Mark Parkinson |
| Preceded by | Paul J. Morrison |
| Succeeded by | Derek Schmidt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Newton Six[1] (1965-12-11)December 11, 1965 (age 60) Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Betsy Brand |
| Alma mater | Carleton College (BA) University of Kansas (JD) |
Stephen Newton Six (born December 11, 1965) is an Americanattorney and formerjudge fromKansas who served as the state's 43rdAttorney General. He was nominated to serve as a judge on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on March 9, 2011. His nomination was returned to the President on December 17, 2011, pursuant to the rules of the Senate.[2] He served as a partner at the Kansas City,New York, and San Diego–based law firm, Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP.[3]
Stephen Six is the son of formerKansas Supreme Court JusticeFred Six. He received aBachelor of Arts degree fromCarleton College inNorthfield, Minnesota, in 1988 and earned hisJ.D. degree from theUniversity of Kansas in 1993.
Following graduation from law school, Six served as alaw clerk to JudgeDeanell Reece Tacha of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. From 1994 to 2005, he served as a partner in theKansas City, Missouri, law firm of Shamberg, Johnson, and Bergman. He was appointed as a judge on theDouglas County Circuit Court by GovernorSebelius in January 2005, serving in that post until his appointment as attorney general by Governor Kathleen Sebelius in 2008.[4]
Six was defeated in the2010 general election byRepublicanState Senate Majority LeaderDerek Schmidt.
Following completion of his service as attorney general, he became a partner in the Kansas City, Missouri, firm Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP.[5]
Six was recognized by Kansas editorial boards for restoring professionalism and stability to the office after the tenures of previous Attorneys General, RepublicanPhill Kline whose bar privileges were suspended, and DemocratPaul J. Morrison whose personal problems forced him from office.[6] Six was also recognized for cutting the office's taxpayer-funded budget almost in half.
Six focused the office on protecting consumers and cracking down onfraud and waste in the state Medicaid program. During Six's tenure, the Consumer Protection Division recovered $39.5 million on behalf of Kansans. The Medicaid Fraud Division recovered $66.2 million.[7]
In 2008, Six became the first Kansas Attorney General in 35 years to personally prosecute a case. He earned a jury conviction in 2008 of Kenneth Wilson for the first-degree murder of Scott Noel inOsborne County, Kansas. He earned a jury conviction in 2009 of Israel Mireles for the capital murder ofEmily Sander inButler County, Kansas.
On December 1, 2008, Attorney General Six argued before the United States Supreme Court inKansas v. Colorado, a dispute over Colorado's overuse of water in theArkansas River.
On March 9, 2011, PresidentBarack Obama nominated Six to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, to fill the vacancy left by JudgeDeanell Reece Tacha who assumedsenior status on January 27, 2011.[8] His nomination was strongly opposed by his home state senators,Pat Roberts andJerry Moran. Because of that opposition, the Judiciary Committee chose not to take up his nomination.[9] His nomination and others were returned to the president on December 17, 2011, pursuant to the rules of the Senate, and the president chose not to renominate him.[2]
Six is married to Betsy Brand Six, a law professor at the University of Kansas[10] and is a member of theUnited Church of Christ. His youngest son, Will Six, was an influential and prolific club tennis player during his college career who won numerous awards in his school's club tennis society/organization.
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forKansas Attorney General 2010 | Succeeded by A. J. Kotich |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by | Attorney General of Kansas 2008–2011 | Succeeded by |
