Maritza Segarra
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Maritza Segarra was a judge for the Eighth Judicial District in Kansas. She was appointed in 2007 and retired from the court on January 1, 2019.[1][2]
Education
Segarra earned her undergraduate degree from Kansas State University and her J.D. from the Washburn University School of Law.[1]
Career
Segarra was appointed to the Eighth Judicial District in 2007. Before her appointment she was a district magistrate judge from 2004 to 2007. She also worked in the North Central Regional Public Defender Office in Junction City.[1]
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.[3] Maritza Segarra was retained in the Kansas District 8 (Division 2) election with 71.94 percent of the vote. [4]
2012
- See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012
Segarra stood for retention on November 6, 2012.[5] She was successful in her bid for retention, earning 76.9 percent of the vote with 14,874 yes votes.[6]
Judicial selection method
In 17 of the districts of the Kansas District Courts, judges are chosen through the commission-selection, political appointment method. These judges stand for retention after their first year in office and serve four-year terms if retained.[7][8]
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.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2008 Evaluations of Judges and Justices Standing for Retention Select judge's name from "Judge's Name" drop-down list
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "Geary County district judge to retire after 15 years on the bench," accessed July 8, 2022
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing Information," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidates," accessed June 17, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Lists" Select "2012 General"
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" November 29, 2012
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Kansas," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "Nominating Commissions," accessed July 22, 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
