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Wesley Ernest Brown

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas

Wesley Ernest Brown served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Appointed by John F. Kennedy and confirmed Apr 2, 1962.

Appointed by
John F. Kennedy
Confirmed
Apr 2, 1962
Born
1907

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of KansasJohn F. Kennedy · Apr 2, 1962 – Jan 23, 2012

Education

  • Kansas City School of Law (now University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law)LL.B., 1933

Career

Private practice, Hutchinson, Kansas, 1933-1944, 1946-1958; County attorney, Reno County, Kansas, 1935-1939; Secretary of corporation/attorney, Aircraft Woodwork Manufacturers, 1942-1944; U.S. Navy lieutenant, 1944-1946; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1976-1979

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Wesley Ernest Brown, District Court for the District of Kansas,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1378411/wesley-ernest-brown (accessed 2026-10-14).

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