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# Carol A. Beier

Supreme Court of Kansas · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Kansas
- State: Kansas
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Supreme Court of Kansas, 2003-present
- Kansas Supreme Court (2003–2020): Appointed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius to replace Justice Bob Abbott
- Carol Ann Beier is a retired American judge who held the role of an Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from 2003 to 2020
- From there, she went on to practice law for different firms, until her appointment to the Kansas Court of Appeals in 2000
- Law clerk to James Logan
- Staff attorney at the National Women’s Law Center through a Georgetown Law Center fellowship, then practiced white-collar criminal defense in Washington, D.C., before returning to Kansas to partner at Foulston & Siefkin in Wichita.

### Education

- She later received an LL.M. in judicial process from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2004.
- University of Kansas School of Law in, where she was a member of the Order of the Coif and won the Samuel Mellinger Award for Scholarship, Leadership, and Service — J.D. (1985)

### Additional information

- Beier was born in Kansas City, Kansas, and attended Benedictine College in Atchison before earning a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Kansas in 1981.
- Born September 27, 1958.
- Date of birth: 1958-09-27
- Served in this capacity until she was appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court.
- Awards and associations Awards Associations
- After working as an editor for the Kansas City Times, Beier clerked for U.S. Circuit Judge James K. Logan of the 10th Circuit.
- After this, she received a Revson fellowship to the Georgetown Law Center Women's Rights and Public Policy Program.
- She also taught at KU Law, designing courses on women and the law and directing student clinical programs
- She is also a Fellow of the Kansas Bar Foundation
- Beier was a member of the American Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association, National Association of Women Judges, and other professional organizations.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### media electronic device coverage

Scope: statewide

Kansas statewide Rule 1001 requires media members to obtain written court permission before using an electronic device to photograph, record, transmit, or provide live coverage of a court proceeding.

Evidence excerpt: A media member must get written permission from the court before using an electronic device to photograph, record, transmit, or provide live coverage of a court proceeding.

[Kansas Supreme Court Rule 1001: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://kscourts.gov/KSCourts/media/KsCourts/Rules/Rule-1001.pdf?ext=.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### advance media request timing

Scope: statewide

Kansas statewide Rule 1001 directs media members to request permission at least one week before the proceeding, unless the court waives the timing requirement for good cause.

Evidence excerpt: At least one week before a court proceeding, a media member must ask the court or media coordinator for permission to use an electronic device during the proceeding.

[Kansas Supreme Court Rule 1001: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://kscourts.gov/KSCourts/media/KsCourts/Rules/Rule-1001.pdf?ext=.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### judge controlled device location

Scope: statewide

Kansas statewide Rule 1001 leaves the authorized device location to the judge, presiding judge, or appellate clerk depending on the court, and local orders control when they conflict with Rule 1001.

Evidence excerpt: A judge will designate where a media member may use an electronic device during a district court proceeding.

[Kansas Supreme Court Rule 1001: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://kscourts.gov/KSCourts/media/KsCourts/Rules/Rule-1001.pdf?ext=.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4455/carol-a-beier/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4455/carol-a-beier/)
- [Supreme Court of Kansas current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4455/carol-a-beier/)
- [Kansas Supreme Court Rule 1001: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://kscourts.gov/KSCourts/media/KsCourts/Rules/Rule-1001.pdf?ext=.pdf)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4455/carol-a-beier/)
- [Carol Beier - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Carol_Beier)
- [Wikidata: Carol A. Beier](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5044219)

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