Year Appointed:  1981
Administrative Aide:  Kathy McComb
Court Reporter:  Norma Wegerle, CSR

Washburn U. School Of Law - 1969

Judge of the District Court - 1981 to present

Service as Presiding Judge Civil and Criminal

20 Thousand cases disposed including these Murder cases:

State vs. Jonathan and Reginald Carr
http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/classics/carr_brothers/index.html
See Jury Instructions for sentence: http://www.ksn.com/news/carrsentence.html

State vs. Doil L. Lane
(262 Kan 373, 940 P. 2d 422)

State vs. Fred Deavers
(252 Kan 149, 843 P. 2d 695)
(Victim - Deputy Chris Willems)

State vs. St. John Tyler
(251 Kan 616, 840 P. 2d 413)
(Victim - Deputy Terry McNett)

And these civil cases:

Walenta & Sander, Befort and Heyka
(The heirs of the victims in State vs Carr)
        vs.
The State Department of Corrections
Walenta Memo.doc
Walenta Damages.doc

Garvey Elevators, Inc & Wichita Union
Stockyards Company & The Coleman Co.
        vs.
City of Wichita
(238 Kan 682, 714 P. 2nd 956)
(taxation and assessments-Judge Clark is quoted on pgs.683, 684)

Wesley Med. Center vs. Honorable Paul W. Clark
(234 Kan 13, 669 P.2nd 209)
(Physician-Patient Privilege-Judge Clark is quoted on pgs. 26, 27)