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The Kansas Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of seven justices, led by Chief Justice Marla Luckert , [ 1 ] the court supervises the legal profession, administers the judicial branch, and serves as the state court of last resort in the appeals process.
Five justices of the Kansas Court of Appeals had terms that expired on January 10, 2021. Their seats were up for retention this general election. [6] The justices were Sarah Warner, David E. Bruns, G.Gordon Atcheson, Karen Arnold-Burger, and Kathryn Gardner.
“The same politicians and groups who tried to change the constitution to eliminate our rights want to take over the Kansas Supreme Court and try again,” said Kansans for Constitutional Freedom ...
Kansas also uses committees to appoint its Supreme Court justices and local judges in some counties, including Johnson County. In Wyandotte County, local judges are popularly elected. In Wyandotte ...
Gardner was appointed to the Court of Appeals by Governor Sam Brownback on January 29, 2015, and her nomination was confirmed on March 11, 2015. [1] [2] She was appointed to the seat vacated by Caleb Stegall who was elevated to the Kansas Supreme Court. [3] Gardner was required to stand for retention by voters in 2016 in order to remain on the ...
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Court of Appeals judges are appointed to four-year terms by the Governor of Kansas, with confirmation by the Kansas Senate. Until 2013, the Governor would appoint a justice from a list of qualified individuals submitted to him by the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission. The judges go through a retention election after their initial ...
The Kansas Supreme Court appeared skeptical this week of a 2021 state law criminalizing “false representation” of an election official. Civic groups say the measure hampers voter registration ...