Judge Michael B. Buser grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, and Overland Park. After receiving undergraduate degrees from Georgetown University, he returned to Kansas to earn a law degree at the University of Kansas School of Law. He worked as a county prosecutor and corporate counsel and was in private practice before being named to the Court of Appeals in 2005.
Current term
January 2019–January 2023
Appointed to the court in 2005 by Governor Kathleen Sebelius
Judicial experience
2005-present, judge, Court of Appeals
Previous professional experience
1991-2005, attorney, Shook, Hardy and Bacon
1988-91, general attorney, Union Pacific Railroad
1977-88, assistant district attorney, Johnson County
Education
University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 1977
Georgetown University, B.A., theology and American government
Shawnee Mission South High School, 1970
Professional memberships and activities
Book and legal articles published by Georgetown University Press, Stanford Law Review, and Kansas Law Review
Kansas Bar Association
Johnson County Bar Association
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Community, civic, and charitable activities
Stop Violence Coalition
Johnson County Police Academy
Johnson County Bicentennial Commission on the Constitution
Georgetown University Alumni Admissions Committee