Kenneth M. Hayden
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Ken Hayden is the presiding circuit court judge for the 26th Circuit Court in Missouri. Governor Matt Blunt appointed him to the bench in September 2008 and he was sworn in at the end of the month. He replaced Greg Kays, who left to take a seat on the Western District of Missouri bench. Hayden was elected to full terms in 2010 and 2016.[1][2]
Education
Hayden attended Central Missouri State University for his Bachelor of Science and the University of Missouri for his J.D.[3]
Career
- 2008-Present: Judge, 26th Circuit Court
- 1987-2008: Attorney, McDorman & Hayden, LLC
- 1987: Admitted to the bar[4][3]
Elections
2016
Missouri held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on August 2, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in the primary was March 29, 2016. Judges running in a retention election on November 8 had to file by August 23.[5] Incumbent Kenneth M. Hayden ran unopposed in the Missouri 26th Circuit (Division 2) general election.[6]
| Missouri Circuit 26, Division 2, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Kenneth M. Hayden Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri 2016 General Election," November 8, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2010
Hayden ran unopposed and was re-elected on November 2, 2010, receiving 100 percent of the vote.[7]
Judicial selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
The 141 judges of the Missouri Circuit Courts are elected to six-year terms in partisan elections, except in the cities of Springfield, St. Louis, and Kansas City. At the end of their terms, judges must face re-election.[8]
The chief judge of each court is elected by the circuit and associate judges from among the sitting circuit judges.[8]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen for at least 10 years;
- a qualified state voter for at least three years;
- a resident of the circuit for at least one year;
- licensed to practice law in the state; and
- at least 30 years old.[8]
See also
- Missouri Circuit Courts
- Missouri 26th Judicial Circuit Court
- Judicial selection in Missouri
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Your Missouri Courts, "26th Circuit," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Lake Sun Leader, "Hayden sworn in as 26th Circuit Court judge," September 26, 2008
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: Kenneth M. Hayden," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ McDorman & Hayden, LLC profile
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Missouri Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ St. Francois County August 2, 2016 Primary Election Filings," Emailed from county clerk on April 2, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2010 General Election results," November 30, 2010
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Missouri," archived October 2, 2014
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri
State courts:
Missouri Supreme Court • Missouri Court of Appeals • Missouri Circuit Courts • Missouri Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Missouri • Missouri judicial elections • Judicial selection in Missouri
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