Kansas judicial elections, 2012
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The Kansas judicial elections consisted of a primary on August 7th and general election on November 6th.[1]
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Supreme Court
| Judge | Incumbency | Division | Retention vote | Retention Vote % |
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Nancy Moritz  | Yes | 666,228 | 70.9% |
Court of Appeals
| Judge | Incumbency | Division | Retention vote | Retention Vote % |
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| David E. Bruns | Yes | 658,691 | 75% | |
| G. Gordon Atcheson | Yes | 617,265 | 71% | |
| Joseph Pierron | Yes | 654,838 | 74% | |
| Karen Arnold-Burger | Yes | 625,724 | 71% | |
| Steve Leben | Yes | 639,388 | 72% |
District Courts
- For District Court judicial elections, please visit: Kansas judicial elections, 2012 - District Court
In the news
Georgia group opposes Kansas candidate
As featured in JP Election Brief: Campaign ads and voter education on October 25, 2012.
In Sedgwick County, Kansas, an out-of-state political action group is opposing Judge Richard T. Ballinger of the 18th Judicial District. Georgia-based Super PAC Safe Nation issued a radio ad opposing the candidacy of Judge Ballinger, who is facing Zoe Newton in the upcoming election.
The ad mentions that Ballinger was issued a cease-and-desist order in 2006 for encouraging another judge to pursue a relationship with an employee, and concludes by telling listeners to "vote Zoe Newton."[2] The Ballinger campaign had previously released an ad mentioning Newton's lower scores on a local bar association survey.
Newton wrote of the Safe Nation ad, "I firmly believe that certain campaign practices, such as negative ads, are unseemly in the context of a judicial race…My campaign is not responsible for this ad, nor do I condone or approve of it."[2]
Ballinger responded by telling his supporters, "If we don’t beat back this PAC now, judicial elections in Wichita will be changed forever."[2]
Kansas 2012 retention elections
As featured in JP Election Brief: 2012 Retention Elections on July 5, 2012.
Kansas will have some substantial ballots, with 79 judicial retention elections this year.
- Eric Rosen is the only justice of the Kansas Supreme Court facing retention.
- In the Court of Appeals, six judges seek retention: Karen Arnold-Burger, G. Gordon Atcheson, David E. Bruns, Richard Greene, Steve Leben, and Joseph Pierron.[3][4]
External links
Footnotes
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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
