Frank Theis

Frank Gordon Theis (1911-1998) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

Theis was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on January 16, 1967, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1967, and received commission two days later. He served as chief judge from 1977 until he assumed senior status on July 31, 1981. He served until his death on January 17, 1998.^[1] Theis was succeeded in this position by Sam Crow.

Early life and education

• University of Kansas, B.A., 1933
• University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1936^[1]

Professional career

• Private practice, Arkansas City, Kansas, 1936-1937
• Attorney, Kansas Tax Commission, 1937-1939
• Private practice, Arkansas City, Kansas, 1939-1950
• Deputy county attorney, Cowley County, Kansas, 1942-1946
• Chief counsel, Office of Price Stabilization for Kansas, 1950-1952
• Private practice, Arkansas City, Kansas, 1952-1967
• City attorney, Arkansas City, Kansas, 1955-1959^[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

District of Kansas

Theis was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on January 16, 1967, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1967, and received commission two days later. He served as chief judge from 1977 until he assumed senior status on July 31, 1981. He served until his death on January 17, 1998.^[1] Theis was succeeded in this position by Sam Crow.

External links

• Frank Theis's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the District of Kansas
Active judges	Chief Judge: Eric Melgren   •  Daniel D. Crabtree  •  Holly Lou Teeter  •  John Broomes  •  Toby Crouse
Senior judges	Kathryn Vratil  •  Monti Belot  •  John Lungstrum  •  Julie Robinson  •
Magistrate judges	James O'Hara (Kansas)  •  Kenneth Gale  •  Teresa J. James  •  Gwynne Birzer  •  Angel Mitchell  •
Former Article III judges	Wesley Brown  •  Sam Crow  •  John Marten  •  Carlos Murguia  •  Mark W. Delahay  •  Archibald Williams  •  Cassius Gaius Foster  •  William Cather Hook  •  John Calvin Pollock  •  George Thomas McDermott  •  Richard Joseph Hopkins  •  Guy Helvering  •  Delmas Hill  •  Patrick Kelly (Kansas)  •  Arthur Mellott  •  Earl O'Connor  •  Dale Saffels  •  Arthur Stanley  •  Henry Templar  •  Frank Theis  •  George VanBebber  •
Former Chief judges	Wesley Brown  •  John Lungstrum  •  Julie Robinson  •  Delmas Hill  •  Patrick Kelly (Kansas)  •  Arthur Mellott  •  Earl O'Connor  •  Arthur Stanley  •  Frank Theis  •  George VanBebber  •

v • e Federal judges nominated by Lyndon Johnson
1964	Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano
1965	Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young
1966	Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise
1967	Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams
1968	Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward