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This is a photograph of Kansas Attorney General Robert T. Stephan shaking hands with United States President George H. W. Bush. After graduating from Washburn University's law school, Robert T. Stephan practiced law in Wichita, Kansas. From 1965 to 1978, he was a district court judge in Wichita, Kansas. In 1979, he was elected Kansas Attorney General and he served in that office for 16 years. He helped craft and eventually win passage of the 1992 Victims' Rights Amendment. The legislation established a compensation fund, crime victims' board, community grants, and revised sentencing guidelines in Kansas. After leaving office, he moved to Lenexa, Kansas, and worked as a corporate legal consultant, dealing principally in consumer protection matters and federal trade commission rules in regard to marketing. Stephan has received many awards for his service to the state and community.
Date: Between 1989 and 1993
Item Number: 227641
Call Number: B Stephan, Robert T. *7
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 227641
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Lawyers
Date - 1980s
Date - 1990s
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Presidents - Bush, George Herbert Walker
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Attorney General
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable People - Bush, George Herbert Walker
Places - Other States - District of Columbia -- Washington
Type of Material - Photographs
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