Video: Justice Wilson's swearing-in ceremony (1-24-20)
Evelyn Zabel Wilson is a native of Smith Center, Kansas. She received an undergraduate degree in business/economics from Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, and a law degree from Washburn University School of Law. Before her appointment to the court, she was a district judge and then chief judge of the 3rd Judicial District, which is Shawnee County. She was a private practice lawyer for 19 years.
Current term
January 2023–January 2029
Appointed to court December 2019
Judicial experience
2020-present, justice, Kansas Supreme Court
2014-20, chief judge, 3rd Judicial District, Topeka
2004-14, district judge, 3rd Judicial District, Topeka
Previous professional experience
1992-2004, managing partner, partner, and associate, Wright, Henson, Somers, Sebelius, Clark & Baker law firm, Topeka
2001-04, adjunct professor of law, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka
1985-92, associate, Lund Law Firm, Oberlin, Kansas, and Oberlin city counselor and prosecutor for several years
Education
Washburn University School of Law, J.D., Dean's Honors, 1985
Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, bachelor's degree in business economics, magna cum laude, 1982
Smith Center High School, valedictorian
Professional memberships and activities
Kansas Bar Foundation
Kansas District Judges Association
Kansas Women Attorneys Association
Topeka Bar Association
Community, civic, and charitable activities
First Lutheran Church, Topeka
Helped spearhead the development of the Shawnee County Crisis Intervention Team