Kansas judicial selection change becomes law

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The Judicial Update

March 28. 2013

Topeka, Kansas: Gov. Sam Brownback signed House Bill 2019 on March 27, which eliminates the nominating commission from the judicial selection process for the Court of Appeals. The new process requires the Governor to make an appointment no more than 60 days after he is alerted to a vacancy. The Kansas Senate must then confirm the appointment. If the Senate fails to vote on the appointee within the selected time limit, it will be considered to have confirmed the appointee. If the appointee does not receive a majority vote from the Senate, the Governor is given another 60 days to appoint a new person.

Additionally, the bill created a 14th position on the Court of Appeals, effective July 1.[1][2]

See also

For more information and the history of this bill, see:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ KSN.com, "Kansas governor signs Court of Appeals change bill," March 27, 2013
  2. ↑ Legal Newsline, "Kansas Court of Appeals judges now picked by governor, with Senate confirmation," March 28, 2013
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