David A. Casement
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2020
David A. Casement is a magistrate judge for the Fourteenth Judicial District of the District Courts in Kansas. He ran unopposed for re-election in 2016.[1]
Education
Casement does not hold a J.D. Rather, he passed the judicial competency test administered by the Office of Judicial Administration and completing several courses at the National Judicial College.[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] Incumbent David A. Casement ran unopposed in the Kansas Fourteenth Judicial District, Magistrate general election.[1]
| Kansas Fourteenth Judicial District, Magistrate General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  David A. Casement Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2012
- See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012
Casement ran for re-election in the Fourteenth Judicial District.[4] On November 6, 2012, he was re-elected to his seat after earning 100 percent of the vote with 1,440 votes. He ran in the election as a Republican.[5]
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
In 14 of the districts of the Kansas District Courts, judges are chosen in partisan elections.[6] These judges serve four-year terms and run for re-election at the end of their terms.[7]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[7]
- 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
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2016 Primary," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Sedan Times Star, "Casement seeks re-election as magistrate judge," April 23, 2008 (dead link)
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing Information," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates Search Results," accessed November 1, 2012
- ↑ Chautauqua County Elections Office County Kansas "2012 General Election Unofficial Results"
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "Nominating Commissions," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Kansas," archived October 2, 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
