The Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission was established in 1958 when Kansas voters supported an amendment to the state's constitution.
 The commission is tasked with presenting the governor with a slate of three qualified candidates whenever a vacancy occurs on the Kansas Supreme Court.
 The governor interviews the candidates and makes the appointment.
 This process, known as merit selection, is used by Kansas and 21 other states, along with the District of Columbia, for selecting all members of their highest court.
Karin Maria Bruzelius (born 19 February 1941) is a Swedish-born Norwegian supreme court justice and civil servant.
 She served as a justice on the Supreme Court of Norway from 1997 to 2011.
 Before her appointment as supreme court justice, she was Secretary-General (Permanent Secretary) of the Ministry of Transport and Communications from 1989 to 1997, as the first woman to serve as Permanent Secretary in Norway.
 She has previously also been a Director-General in the Ministry of Justice and a corporate lawyer.
 She was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague from 2004 to 2010.
 Bruzelius was President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights from 1978 to 1984.
 She chaired the Petroleum Price Board from 1987 to 2004.
Carol A. Beier (born September 27, 1958) is a Kansas Supreme Court Justice appointed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius.
 She took office September 5, 2003 to replace retiring Justice Bob Abbott.
Lee A. Johnson (born June 28, 1947) is a Kansas Supreme Court Justice appointed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius.
 He started on January 8, 2007 to replace retiring Justice Donald L. Allegrucci.
Kathleen Sebelius ( ; "née" Gilligan; born May 15, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 21st United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2009 until 2014.
 Previously, she was the 44th Governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2009, the second woman to hold that office.
 She is a member of the Democratic Party.
 Sebelius was the Democratic respondent to the 2008 State of the Union address and is chair-emerita of the Democratic Governors Association (she was its first female chair).
 On April 10, 2014, Sebelius announced her resignation as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
 She is CEO of Sebelius Resources LLC.
Marla Luckert (born July 20, 1955) is a Kansas Supreme Court Justice appointed by Governor Bill Graves on Nov. 20, 2002 and sworn in January 13, 2003.
Lawton R. Nuss (born December 30, 1952) is a Kansas Supreme Court Justice appointed by Governor Bill Graves in August 2002.
 He is the current Chief Justice upon Robert E. Davis's resignation.
The Supreme Court is composed of the Chief Justice, twenty Justices.
 The Chief Justice is appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council.
 S/he is appointed from among the justices having at least three years as a Supreme Court justice.
 Justices of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President of Nepal on the recommendation of the Judicial Council.
 The Chief Justice and the justices of the Supreme Court have to be confirmed by the Parliamentary Hearing Committee before they can be appointed by the President.
 The administrative head of the Supreme Court is the Chief Registrar.
 In addition to the Chief Registrar, one Registrar and four Joint-Registrar are appointed to led different departments of the Supreme Court and offer administrative assistance to the Court.
 Officers of the Supreme Court are appointed by Government of Nepal under the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission.
Ernest Adolphus Finney Jr. (born March 23, 1931) was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice appointed to the South Carolina Supreme Court since the Reconstruction Era.
 He currently resides in Sumter, South Carolina.
 He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
Abram Halstead Ellis (May 21, 1847 - September 25, 1902) was a Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from January 15, 1901 to September 25, 1902.
 He was the first justice of the Kansas Supreme Court to die while still a sitting member.

Question: Carol A. Beier was a Kansas Supreme Court justice appointed by the politician who served as Secretary of what Cabinet position?
Answer: Health and Human Services