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Dale Emerson Saffels

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas · 1979

Dale Emerson Saffels , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Dale Emerson Saffels (August 13, 1921 – November 14, 2002) was an American lawyer, legislator, and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

Education

  • Emporia State UniversityB.A., 1947
  • Washburn University School of LawJ.D., 1949

Career

U.S. Army major, Signal Corps, 1942-1946; Private practice, Garden City, Kansas, 1949-1979; County attorney, Finney County, Kansas, 1951-1955; State representative, Kansas, 1955-1963; minority leader, 1961-1963; Member, Kansas Corporation Commission, 1967-1975; chair, 1968-1975; Private practice, Topeka, Kansas, 1971-1975; Private practice, Wichita, Kansas, 1975-1979

Biography

Dale Emerson Saffels (August 13, 1921 – November 14, 2002) was an American lawyer, legislator, and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

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