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Suzanne Valdez’s Biography

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For four years, Suzanne Valdez was the elected chief law enforcement officer of Douglas County, Kansas. She served as District Attorney from 2021 to 2025 in a county of roughly 125,000 residents, running an office of about 50 employees on a budget of approximately $2 million. That job sits near the middle of a career of nearly three decades spanning public service, legal education, and courtroom practice, one that today finds her serving as Attorney General for the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, one…

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Why Access to Reproductive Care Depends on Location

Why Access to Reproductive Care Depends on Location

Why Access to Reproductive Care Depends on Location Access to reproductive health care in the United States o…

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Framework for Launching a Veterans Court Program - Suzanne Valdez

Framework for Launching a Veterans Court Program - Suzanne Valdez

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How Collaborative Service Models Advance Global Relief Efforts

How Collaborative Service Models Advance Global Relief Efforts

Global crises rarely fit within the capacity of one organization, agency, or community. Collaborative service…

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Suzanne Valdez on about.me

Suzanne Valdez on about.me

I am an attorney in Topeka, Kansas, USA. Visit my website.

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Suzanne Valdez - Attorney | Cake

Suzanne Valdez - Attorney | Cake

District Attorney・Douglas County, Clinical Professor of Law・University of Kansas School of Law

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Suzanne Valdez - Topeka, Kansas, USA, University of Kansas School of Law, University of Nevada

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By Suzanne Valdez
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Two generations of law students at the University of Kansas knew Suzanne Valdez as the professor who taught them Professional Responsibility and Prosecutorial Ethics. Kansas lawyers know her as a special prosecutor, a judge pro tem, and the district attorney who led Douglas County from 2021 to 2025. The Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, one of four federally recognized tribes in the state, knows her as its Attorney General.
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Suzanne Valdez - Attorney in Topeka, KS, USA

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By Suzanne Valdez
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The arc of Suzanne Valdez's career runs from a legal aid desk in Kansas City, Kansas, to the office of Attorney General for the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, one of four federally recognized tribes in the state. Nearly three decades separate those two points, and in between she has worked as a law profe…
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