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J. Patrick Walters
J. Patrick Walters (Republican Party) was a judge for Division 14 of the Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District. He assumed office in 2008. He left office on January 13, 2025.
Walters (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the Division 14 judge of the Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Walters graduated from Washburn University and Wichita State University.[1] He was appointed to the Eighteenth Judicial District in 2008.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Sedgwick County, Kansas (2020)
General election
General election for Kansas 18th District Court Division 14
Incumbent J. Patrick Walters won election in the general election for Kansas 18th District Court Division 14 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | J. Patrick Walters (R) | 100.0 | 143,668 | |
| Total votes: 143,668 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas 18th District Court Division 14
Incumbent J. Patrick Walters advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas 18th District Court Division 14 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | J. Patrick Walters | 100.0 | 41,959 | |
| Total votes: 41,959 | |||
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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 J. Patrick Walters ran unopposed in the Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District, Division 14 general election.[3]
| Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District, Division 14 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  J. Patrick Walters Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District, Division 14 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| J. Patrick Walters Incumbent |
50.17% | 15,753 |
| Linda Kirby | 49.83% | 15,647 |
| Total Votes | 31,400 | |
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 19, 2016 | ||
2012
- See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012
Walters won the Republican primary and ran unopposed for re-election in 2012.[4] On November 6, 2012, he was re-elected to his seat after earning 98.9 percent of the vote and 103,863 votes.[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.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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J. Patrick Walters did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 kwch.com, "J. Patrick Walters," September 03, 2008
- ↑ 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 Secretary of State: Unofficial 2012 Primary Election Results
- ↑ Sedgwick County Elections Office "November 6th, 2012 General Election Unofficial Results - Sedgwick County" November 7, 2012
- ↑ 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
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
