Harold R. Fatzer
American judge
About Harold R. Fatzer
Lived 1913 – 1989 (aged 75–76).
Harold R. Fatzer (August 3, 1910 – September 30, 1989) was an American jurist. He was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from March 1, 1956, to September 1, 1971, then served as chief justice from September 1, 1971, to September 19, 1977. When he retired he was succeeded as chief justice by Alfred G. Schroeder and Kay McFarland was appointed to fill the remaining place.
He was born in Fellsburg, Kansas, to John R. and Rella Shannon Fatzer, and had a sister, Helen. He achieved his law degree in 1933 from Washburn University School of Law
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Who was Harold R. Fatzer?
American judge
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Harold R. Fatzer was born in 1913.
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Harold R. Fatzer died on 30 September 1989.
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