G. Gordon Atcheson

G. Gordon Atcheson (born May 17, 1954) is a Judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals.

Education and legal career

Atcheson received his Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Michigan in 1976 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1981. After graduation from law school he began his legal career in the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office in 1981. He joined the law firm of Hall, Turner & Pike in Wichita after leaving the district attorney's office in 1983. He remained with that firm until 1987 when he joined the firm of Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman. In 1989, he left Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman, and began a private practice with the firm of Blake & Uhlig, where he remained until February 2005, when he founded the firm of The Atcheson Law Office, Westwood, KS, where he was the sole practitioner and practiced until his appointment to the court. He was appointed to the court by Governor Mark Parkinson on July 14, 2010, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Jerry Elliott. He took his seat on September 10, 2010 after closing his law practice. Atcheson was retained by voters on November 6, 2012, and again on November 8, 2016.

Personal

Atcheson was born and raised in Cortland, New York. Atcheson has been married to Cheryl A. Pilate, a principal at a Kansas City, MO law firm, since 1979. They have two children, a son Eric, and a daughter, Katherine. He is a member of the Democratic Party.