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Nancy E. Parrish
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Nancy E. Parrish was a judge for the Third Judicial District in Shawnee County, Kansas.[1] She served as chief judge on the court from 2005 until 2013.[2] Parrish was appointed to the bench by Governor Joan Finney in 1994.[3] She faced a retention election on November 8, 2016.[4]
Education
Parrish earned an undergraduate degree from Kansas State University, and a J.D. from Washburn University, School of Law in 1984.[3] She also earned a graduate degree in special education from the University of Kansas.[1]
Career
- 1994-2020: District court judge, Kansas Third Judicial Court in Shawnee County
- 2005-2013: Chief judge
- 1992-1994: Secretary of the Department of Revenue
- 1992: Member, State Board of Tax Appeals
- 1980-1992: Senator, Kansas State Senate[3]
Awards and associations
- Member, Pattern Instruction for Kansas Committee
- Member, Kansas District Judges Executive Board
- Chair, Advisory Committee on Child Support Guidelines, Kansas Supreme Court[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.[5] Nancy E. Parrish was retained in the Kansas District 3 (Division 14) election with 72.02 percent of the vote. [6]
| Kansas District 3 (Division 14), 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Nancy E. Parrish | 72.02% | |
| Source: Shawnee County, Kansas, "Final Official Results," November 17, 2016 | ||
2012
- See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012
Parrish stood for retention on November 6, 2012.[7] She was successful in her bid for retention, earning 76.1 percent of the vote, with 48,874 "yes" votes.[8]
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.[9][10]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[9]
- 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
- Search Google News for this topic
- Kansas State Judicial Site
- Judicial Performance Report for Nancy E. Parrish, 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Third Judicial District, Shawnee County, Kansas, "Staff Directory, Nancy E. Parrish," accessed October 3, 2013
- ↑ www.cjonline.com, "Kansas Supreme Court names Wilson as Chief Judge of Third Judicial District" October 2, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lawrence Journal-World, "Parrish ascends to judgeship after many twists and turns," September 7, 1994
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedlist - ↑ 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"
- ↑ The Topeka Capital-Journal, "State, local judge retention results" November 7, 2012
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Kansas," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "Nominating Commissions," accessed July 22, 2014
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
