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Kristin Hutchison
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2020
Kristin Hutchison is a magistrate judge for the Thirteenth Judicial District of the District Courts in Kansas.[1] She ran unopposed for re-election in 2016.[2]
Education
Hutchison received her undergraduate degree from Southwestern College and her J.D. from the University of Kansas.[3]
Career
Prior to her elevation to the bench, Hutchison worked as a municipal judge and a district court judge pro-tem.[4]
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.[5] Incumbent Kristin Hutchison ran unopposed in the Kansas Thirteenth Judicial District, Division 1 Magistrate general election.[2]
| Kansas Thirteenth Judicial District, Division 1 Magistrate General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Kristin Hutchison Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2012
- See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012
Hutchison ran unopposed for re-election in the Thirteenth Judicial District.[6] On November 6, 2012, she was re-elected to her seat after earning 100 percent of the vote and 1,223 votes.[1]
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
In 14 of the districts of the Kansas District Courts, judges are chosen in partisan elections.[7] These judges serve four-year terms and run for re-election at the end of their terms.[8]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[8]
- 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 Elk County, Kansas "Elk County Unofficial Election Results"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2016 Primary," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Martindale, "Judge Profile: Kristin H. Hutchison," accessed June 16, 2016
- ↑ Flint Hills Express, "Hutchinson announces candidacy for District Magistrate," June 25, 2008
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing Information," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates Search Results," accessed November 1, 2012
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "Nominating Commissions," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 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
