Deanell Reece Tacha

Year Inducted: 1972

Highlights

• Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit since 2001
• Appointed to the Court of Appeals by President Reagan in 1985
• 17th woman ever appointed to the Court of Appeals and 2nd woman appointed to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
• Former Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Kansas
• Former Associate Dean of the KU School of Law

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Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award Recipient, 2008-09
Appeals court chief judge gives lecture
Get to Know KU
Hometown friends remember Tacha
How appealing's 20 Questions
KU Women of Distinction
Tacha nominated as judge

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