Joe Dickinson
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Marty Joe Dickinson was a judge for the Ninth Judicial District in Kansas. He was appointed in 2002 and was retained in 2012.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many
Career
Dickinson was appointed to the Ninth Judicial District in 2002. Before his appointment he was engaged in private practice.[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.[2] Joe Dickinson was retained in the Kansas District 9 (Division 1) election with 79.66 percent of the vote. [3]
| Kansas District 9 (Division 1), 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Joe Dickinson | 79.66% | |
| Source: Harvey County, Kansas, "November 8, 2016 General Election," November 14, 2016 Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with McPherson County Clerk & Election Official Cathy Schmidt," December 2, 2016 | ||
2012
- See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012
Dickinson stood for retention on November 6, 2012.[4] He was successful in his bid for retention, earning 81.8 percent of the vote with 17,878 yes votes.[5][6]
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.[7][8]
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.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedsearch - ↑ 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"
- ↑ McPherson Sentinel, "McPherson County final election results" November 06, 2012
- ↑ Harvey County, Kansas, "Final Official Results after Election Canvas" November 12, 2012
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 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
