Governor Parkinson has three to choose from for Kansas high court

September 29, 2010

Kansas: Yesterday, the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission recommended three judges as possible successors to former Justice Robert Davis. Governor Mark Parkinson will have until November 27 to appoint a justice for the Kansas Supreme Court.

The three chosen by the Commission are:

• Merlin G. Wheeler, currently chief judge of the Kansas Fifth Judicial District;

• Nancy Caplinger, judge on the Kansas Court of Appeals; and

• Thomas E. Malone, also a judge on the Kansas Court of Appeals.

For more information on the nominating process, please visit: Judicial selection in Kansas

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Kansas courts

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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