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Deborah Hernandez Mitchell
Deborah Hernandez Mitchell (Republican Party) is a judge for Division 22 of the Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District. Her current term ends on January 8, 2029.
Hernandez Mitchell (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the Division 22 judge of the Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Hernandez Mitchell was appointed by Republican Governor Sam Brownback on July 6, 2015, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Joseph Bribiesca.[1]
Education
Hernandez Mitchell received both her bachelor's degree and J.D. from the University of Kansas.[1]
Career
At the time of her judicial appointment, Hernandez Mitchell was an attorney with the law firm Woodard, Hernandez, Roth & Day. She is a former Sedgwick County prosecutor.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Sedgwick County, Kansas (2024)
General election
General election for Kansas 18th District Court Division 22
Incumbent Deborah Hernandez Mitchell won election in the general election for Kansas 18th District Court Division 22 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Deborah Hernandez Mitchell (R) | 99.2 | 130,640 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 1,055 | ||
| Total votes: 131,695 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas 18th District Court Division 22
Incumbent Deborah Hernandez Mitchell advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas 18th District Court Division 22 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Deborah Hernandez Mitchell | 100.0 | 16,384 | |
| Total votes: 16,384 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hernandez Mitchell in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Sedgwick County, Kansas (2020)
General election
General election for Kansas 18th District Court Division 22
Incumbent Deborah Hernandez Mitchell won election in the general election for Kansas 18th District Court Division 22 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Deborah Hernandez Mitchell (R) | 100.0 | 143,012 | |
| Total votes: 143,012 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas 18th District Court Division 22
Incumbent Deborah Hernandez Mitchell advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas 18th District Court Division 22 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Deborah Hernandez Mitchell | 100.0 | 41,750 | |
| Total votes: 41,750 | |||
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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.[2] Incumbent Deborah Hernandez Mitchell ran unopposed in the Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District, Division 22 general election.[3]
| Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District, Division 22 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Deborah Hernandez Mitchell Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
In 14 of the districts of the Kansas District Courts, judges are chosen in partisan elections.[4] These judges serve four-year terms and run for re-election at the end of their terms.[5]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[5]
- 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.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Deborah Hernandez Mitchell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Deborah Hernandez Mitchell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Wichita Eagle, "Wichita attorney appointed judge in Sedgwick County," July 6, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing Information," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2016 Primary," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "Nominating Commissions," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Kansas," archived October 2, 2014
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
