Christel E. Marquardt (born Chicago, Illinois) is a

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on the

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, having served since 1995. Marquardt received a B.S. in education from Missouri Western State College. After

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school in Wisconsin, she attended

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; she received her

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in 1974. Marquardt joined the Topeka

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Cosgrove, Webb & Oman in 1974. In 1986, she moved to Palmer, Marquardt & Snyder. In 1991, she joined the Kansas City firm Levy & Craig, P.C. Three years later, she formed Marquardt & Associates, L.L.C. with her son. She practiced at this firm until her appointment to the court. Marquardt has three adult sons and six grandchildren.

References

External links

Kansas Court of Appeals website

Judge Marquardt's official judicial performance report
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