James Charles Droege
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James Charles Droege is a judge for the Tenth Judicial District in Kansas. He was appointed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius on August 7, 2007, and was retained in 2012.[1][2][3] Droege faced a retention election on November 8, 2016.[4]
Education
Droege earned his undergraduate degree from Wichita State University and his J.D. from Washburn University School of Law.[1]
Career
Droege was appointed to the Tenth Judicial District in 2007. Before his appointment he served as Shawnee County assistant district attorney and engaged in the private practice. He served as a part-time city prosecutor from 1996 to 2001, a municipal court judge from 2001 to 2007, and an administrative hearing officer for the Kansas Department of Revenue from 2003 to 2007.[1]
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.[5] James Charles Droege was retained in the Kansas District 10 (Division 8) election with 67.70 percent of the vote. [6]
| Kansas District 10 (Division 8), 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 James Charles Droege | 67.70% | |
| Source: Johnson County, Kansas, "2016 General Election," November 19, 2016 | ||
2012
- See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012
Droege stood for retention on November 6, 2012.[7] He was successful in his bid for retention, earning 70.5 percent of the vote with 146,338 yes votes.[2]
Judicial selection 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.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2008 Evaluations of Judges and Justices Standing for Retention Select judge's name from "Judge's Name" drop-down list
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Johnson County Election Office, "Election Summary Report: 2012 General Election" November 06, 2012
- ↑ Johnson County District Court: Judge James Charles Droege
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedlist - ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing Information," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidates," accessed June 17, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Lists" Select "2012 General"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Kansas," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "Nominating Commissions," accessed July 22, 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
