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Michael H. Farley

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Michael H. Farley
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Kansas 10th District Court Division 1 Magistrate
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2020

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2016

Education

Bachelor's

University of Kansas, 1967

Graduate

University of Kansas, 1980

Law

University of Kansas, School of Law, 1974


Michael H. Farley is a magistrate judge for the Tenth Judicial District in Kansas. He was appointed to the court in August of 1999.[1][2] Farley faced a retention election on November 8, 2016.[3]

Education

Farley earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas in 1967, his J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1974 and his M.B.A. from the University of Kansas in 1980.[2][4]

Career

  • 1999-Present: Judge, Tenth Judicial District
  • 1996-2001: Magistrate judge (bad check law cases and traffic cases)
  • 1980-2001: Small claims judge
  • 1974-1999: Attorney in private practice[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Kansas local trial court judicial 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] Michael H. Farley was retained in the Kansas District 10 (Magistrate 1) election with 69.34 percent of the vote. [6]

Kansas District 10 (Magistrate 1), 2016
Name Yes votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMichael H. Farley69.34%
Source: Johnson County, Kansas, "2016 General Election," November 19, 2016

2012

See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012

Farley stood for retention on November 6, 2012.[7] He was successful in his bid for retention, earning 70.9 percent of the vote with 148,974 yes votes.[1]

Judicial selection method

See also: commission-selection, political appointment 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.[8][9]

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.

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