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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.
A retention election or retention referendum is a referendum where voters are asked if an office holder, usually a judge, should be allowed to continue in that office. The judge is removed from office if a majority of votes are cast against retention. Retention elections are held periodically, usually at the same time as a general election.
“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 ...
Kansans have never voted to remove a state Supreme Court justice. Kansas election results: All six state Supreme Court justices to stay on the bench Skip to main content
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 ...
He was appointed Chief Justice to the Kansas Sentencing Commission in July 2002. During this time Rosen was a member of Koch Crime Commission, lectured at the Menninger School of Law and Psychiatry, 2004-05 President of the Sam A. Crow Inns of Court and was appointed to the presidential commission charged with commemorating the 50th anniversary ...
The ouster of state Supreme Court Justice Yvonne Kauger means the court will lose a key voice that has helped craft more than 30 years of decisions and a justice who has a deep understanding of ...