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Kathryn Gardner
2015 - Present
2029
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Kathryn Gardner is a judge for Position 14 of the Kansas Court of Appeals. She assumed office on January 29, 2015. Her current term ends on January 15, 2029.
Gardner ran for re-election for the Position 14 judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals. She won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.
Gardner was appointed to the court by Republican Governor Sam Brownback on January 29, 2015.[1][2][3] She was retained by voters in 2016.
Education
Gardner earned her B.A. in English from Geneva College and taught high school English before attending law school. She received her J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1983.[4][5]
Career
Gardner began her legal career in 1983 as a research attorney for Kansas Court of Appeals Judge Joe Haley Swinehart. She then served as an assistant attorney general before relocating to Wichita where served as chambers law clerk to United States District Court for the District of Kansas Judge Sam Crow. In 1988, she joined the law firm of Martin, Pringle as an associate and left as a partner in 2000. When Gardner returned to Topeka that year, she again served as chambers law clerk to Judge Crow. Gardner was appointed to the Kansas Court of Appeals in 2015.[4]
Elections
2024
See also: Kansas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
Kansas Court of Appeals Position 14, Kathryn Gardner's seat
Kathryn Gardner was retained to Position 14 of the Kansas Court of Appeals on November 5, 2024 with 73.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
73.7
|
757,867 | ||
No |
26.3
|
270,006 | |||
Total Votes |
1,027,873 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gardner in this election.
2020
Kansas Court of Appeals Position 14
Kathryn Gardner was retained to Position 14 of the Kansas Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020 with 73.8% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
73.8
|
851,794 | ||
No |
26.2
|
302,260 | |||
Total Votes |
1,154,054 | ||||
|
|
2016
Judge Gardner filed to stand for retention by voters in 2016.[6]
Election results
November 8 general election
Kathryn Gardner was retained in the Kansas Court of Appeals, Gardner's Seat election with 72.87% of the vote.
| Kansas Court of Appeals, Gardner's Seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Kathryn Gardner | 72.87% | |
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State Official Results | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kathryn Gardner did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Kathryn Gardner did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas City Star, "Brownback names federal judge's aide to Kansas appeals court," January 29, 2015
- ↑ The Sacramento Bee, "Kansas Senate panel votes to recommend appeals court nominee," March 5, 2015
- ↑ The Wichita Eagle, "Senate confirms Kathryn Gardner to Kansas Court of Appeals," March 11, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ Martindale.com, "Kathryn A. Gardner - Lawyer Profile," accessed June 1, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Lists," accessed August 5, 2016
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
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