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Daryl D. Ahlquist

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Daryl D. Ahlquist

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Kansas 31st District Court Division 3
Tenure
Present officeholder
Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2016

Education

Bachelor's

Kansas State University

Law

Washburn University of Topeka


Daryl D. Ahlquist is a judge for the 31st Judicial District in Kansas. He was appointed by Sam Brownback on June 9, 2011, to replace retiring Judge Timothy E. Brazil.[1] He was retained in the general election on November 8, 2016.[2]

Education

Ahlquist earned his B.S. from Kansas State University and his J.D. from Washburn University of Topeka.[3]

Career

Ahlquist was admitted to the Kansas Bar in 1979 and has worked as a lawyer in Erie, Kan.[3]

Elections

2016

See also: Kansas local trial court judicial 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.[4] Daryl D. Ahlquist was retained in the Kansas District 31 (Division 3) election with 73.30 percent of the vote. [5]

Kansas District 31 (Division 3), 2016
Name Yes votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDaryl D. Ahlquist73.30%
Source: Allen County, Kansas, "2016 November General," November 14, 2016 Neosho County, Kansas, "Neosho County Official Results - 2016 General Election," November 14, 2016 Wilson County, Kansas, "November 8, 2016 Unofficial General Election Results," November 8, 2016 Woodson County, Kansas, "November 8, 2016 Woodson County Election Results," accessed November 30, 2016

2012

See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012

Ahlquist stood for retention on November 6, 2012.[6] He was successful in his bid for retention, earning 77.0 percent of the vote with 13,505 yes votes.[7]

Judicial selection method

See also: commission-selection, political appointment 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.

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