A.J. Wachter
A. J. Wachter was a district court judge for the Eleventh Judicial District in Kansas.[1] Wachter was appointed to the court in 2002. He retired on December 18, 2017.
Education
Wachter earned his undergraduate degree from Pittsburg State University, and his J.D. from Washburn University, School of Law.[2]
Career
Wachter was appointed to the Eleventh Judicial District in 2002. Before his appointment, he was an attorney in private practice.[2]
Elections
2016
Kansas held retention and partisan elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on August 2, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was June 1, 2016.[3] A. J. Wachter was retained in the Kansas District 11 (Division 1) election with 70.14 percent of the vote. [4]
2012
- See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012
Wachter stood for retention on November 6, 2012.[5] He was successful in his bid for retention, earning 72.5 percent of the vote with 19,627 yes votes.[6][7]
Judicial selection method
In 17 of the districts of the Kansas District Courts, judges are chosen through the commission-selection, political appointment method. These judges stand for retention after their first year in office and serve four-year terms if retained.[8][9]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[8]
- a state and district resident;
- a member in good standing of the state bar for at least five years; and
- under the age of 70. If a sitting judge turns 70 while on the bench, he or she may serve out the term.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Joplin Globe, "Pittsburg Kansas man earns judicial appointment," October 7, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2008 Evaluations of Judges and Justices Standing for Retention Select judge's name from "Judge's Name" drop-down list
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing Information," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidates," accessed June 17, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Lists" Select "2012 General"
- ↑ Cherokee County Clerk, "Cherokee County, Kansas 2012 General Election: Official Results" November 12, 2012
- ↑ Labette County, Kansas, "General Election Canvass 2012" November 12, 2012
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Kansas," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "Nominating Commissions," accessed July 22, 2014
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Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Kansas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Kansas
State courts:
Kansas Supreme Court • Kansas Court of Appeals • Kansas District Courts • Kansas Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Kansas • Kansas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kansas
