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Frank Gordon Theis

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

Frank Gordon Theis served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Mar 2, 1967. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
Lyndon B. Johnson
Confirmed
Mar 2, 1967
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1911

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of KansasLyndon B. Johnson · Mar 2, 1967 – Jan 17, 1998

Education

  • University of KansasB.A., 1933
  • University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D., 1936

Career

Private practice, Arkansas City, Kansas, 1936-1937, 1939-1950, 1952-1967; Attorney, Kansas Tax Commission, 1937-1939; Deputy county attorney, Cowley County, Kansas, 1942-1946; Chief counsel for Kansas, Office of Price Stabilization, 1950-1952; City attorney, Arkansas City, Kansas, 1955-1959

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

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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Frank Gordon Theis, District Court for the District of Kansas,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1388676/frank-gordon-theis (accessed 2026-10-14).

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