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Michael Joyce (Kansas)

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This page is about the judge of the Tenth Judicial District of Kansas. If you are looking for the former Pennsylvania Superior Court judge, see: Michael Joyce.
Michael Joyce is a judge for the Tenth Judicial District in Kansas. He was appointed by Governor Sam Brownback on October 24, 2012, to replace Lawrence E. Sheppard.[1][2] He was retained in 2014 for a term that expired on January 13, 2019.[3]
Elections
2014
Joyce was retained to District 10 with 70.2 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Education
Joyce received his undergraduate degree from Creighton University in 1982 and his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1988.[4]
Career
- 2012-2019: Judge, Tenth Judicial District
- 2000-2012: Attorney, Van Osdol, Magruder, Erickson & Redmond, PC, Van Osdol & Magruder, PC
- 1997-2000: Attorney, The Joyce Law Firm, LLC
- 1988-1997: Attorney, Koenigsdorf & Wyrsch, PC, Wyrsch, Hobbs, Mirakian & Lee, PC[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas Office of the Governor, "Governor Makes Appointment to the 10th Judicial District," October 24, 2012
- ↑ The Republic, "Gov. Brownback names Leawood lawyer to 10th Judicial District," October 24, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2014 General (unofficial)," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Johnson County District Court, "Judge Michael P. Joyce biography"
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