James Schroeder

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James Schroeder

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Kansas 15th District Court Division 6 Magistrate
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2020

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2016

James Schroeder is the judge for the Division 6 magistrate seat on the Kansas Fifteenth Judicial District in Kansas. He won the seat in the general election on November 8, 2016.

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.[1] James Schroeder defeated Katherine Green in the Kansas Fifteenth Judicial District, Division 6 Magistrate general election.[2]

Kansas Fifteenth Judicial District, Division 6 Magistrate General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png James Schroeder 55.15% 766
     Democratic Katherine Green 44.85% 623
Total Votes 1,389
Source: Salina Journal, "Rawlins County Election Results," accessed November 10, 2016


Kansas Fifteenth Judicial District, Division 6 Magistrate Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png James Schroeder 44.07% 427
Kristi Hawkins 31.99% 310
Theodore Juenemann 23.94% 232
Total Votes 969
Source: Kansas Secretary of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 19, 2016

Selection method

See also: Partisan elections

In 14 of the districts of the Kansas District Courts, judges are chosen in partisan elections.[3] These judges serve four-year terms and run for re-election at the end of their terms.[4]

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[4]

  • 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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