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James Fleetwood

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James Fleetwood

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Prior offices
Kansas 18th District Court Division 11

Education

Bachelor's

Brigham Young University

Law

Washburn University


James Fleetwood was a judge for the Eighteenth Judicial District Court in Kansas.[1] He retired on June 29, 2019.[2]

Educations

Fleetwood received his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and his J.D. from Washburn University.[3]

Career

Fleetwood was appointed to the Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District court in 2008. Prior to that, he was a judge in Sedgwick County. He also worked in private practice.[4]

Elections

2016

See also: Kansas local trial court judicial 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] Incumbent James Fleetwood ran unopposed in the Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District, Division 11 general election.[6]

Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District, Division 11 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png James Fleetwood Incumbent (unopposed)

2012

See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012

Fleetwood ran unopposed for re-election in 2012.[7] On November 6, 2012, he was re-elected to his seat after earning 99.1 percent of the vote and 105,789 votes.[1] He ran in the election as a Republican.[8]

Selection method

See also: Partisan elections

In 14 of the districts of the Kansas District Courts, judges are chosen in partisan elections.[9] These judges serve four-year terms and run for re-election at the end of their terms.[10]

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[10]

  • 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.

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