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Ken Schmidt (Kansas)
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2020
Ken Schmidt is a magistrate judge for the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District in Kansas. He was elected to the court in 2012.[1] He ran unopposed for re-election in 2016.[2]
Career
Schmidt served as Edwards County Undersheriff before running for the Twenty-Fourth District.[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] Incumbent Ken Schmidt ran unopposed in the Kansas Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, Division 1 Magistrate general election.[2]
| Kansas Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, Division 1 Magistrate General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Ken Schmidt Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2012
- See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012
Schmidt won the Republican primary with 44 percent of the vote. On November 6, Ken won the general election, defeating Dean L. Stegman with 68.1 percent of the vote.[5] He will go on to replace retiring Magistrate Judge Danny Smith.[1]
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
In 14 of the districts of the Kansas District Courts, judges are chosen in partisan elections.[6] These judges serve four-year terms and run for re-election at the end of their terms.[7]
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
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kansas Secretary of State "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" November 29, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2016 Primary," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ The Hutchinson News, "District judge candidate under investigation," July 25, 2012
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing Information," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State: Unofficial 2012 Primary Election Results
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "Nominating Commissions," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Kansas," archived October 2, 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
