▁and ▁pract iced ▁lit ig ation ▁concentr ating ▁on ▁commercial ▁disput es ▁and ▁health ▁care ▁law ▁at ▁F oul ston ▁& ▁S ief kin ▁L . L . P . ▁in ▁W ich ita ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁a ▁partner ▁at ▁the ▁firm . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Be ier ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Kansas ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁where ▁she ▁served ▁until ▁being ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁Kansas ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁to ▁replace ▁ret iring ▁Justice ▁Bob ▁Abb ott ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁She ▁will ▁face ▁her ▁next ▁ret ention ▁vote ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁she ▁retained ▁her ▁seat ▁with ▁ 7 0 2 , 4 2 3 ▁( 7 6 . 4 %) ▁for ▁her ▁and ▁ 2 1 5 , 9 4 8 ▁( 2 3 . 5 %) ▁opposed . ▁ ▁Justice ▁Be ier ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Bar ▁Association , ▁American ▁Jud ic ature ▁Society , ▁American ▁Bar ▁Foundation , ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Women ▁Jud ges , ▁Kansas ▁Bar ▁Association , ▁D . C . ▁Bar , ▁Kansas ▁Women ▁Att or ne ys ▁Association , ▁the ▁W ich ita ▁and ▁To pe ka ▁Bar ▁Associ ations , ▁and ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Jud icial ▁Administration ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁Biography ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Kansas ▁Category