Jeff Jack
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Jeffry L. Jack was a judge for the Eleventh Judicial District in Kansas. He was appointed to the court in 2005.[1] Jack retired January 2, 2020.[2]
Education
Jack earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law.[3]
Career
Jack was appointed to the Eleventh Judicial District in 2005. Before his appointment, he was engaged in private practice. He also served as a Kansas state representative from 2003 to 2005.[3]
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.[4] Jeff Jack was retained in the Kansas District 11 (Division 6) election with 68.02 percent of the vote. [5]
2012
- See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012
Jack stood for retention on November 6, 2012.[6] He was successful in her bid for retention, earning 70.7 percent of the vote with 18,676 yes votes.[1][7][8]
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.[9][10]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[9]
- 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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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cherokee County Clerk, "Cherokee County, Kansas 2012 General Election: Official Results" November 12, 2012
- ↑ The Wichita Eagle, "Kansas judge whose partisan tweets derailed appeals court nomination will retire," September 20, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 2008 Evaluations of Judges and Justices Standing for Retention Select judge's name from "Judge's Name" drop-down list
- ↑ 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"
- ↑ Labette County, Kansas "General Election Canvass 2012" November 12, 2012
- ↑ Crawford County, Kansas "Crawford County, Kansas 2012 General Election Unofficial Results" November 6, 2012
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 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
