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Rebecca Crotty

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Rebecca Crotty

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Prior offices
Kansas 3rd District Court Division 1

Education

Bachelor's

University of Kansas

Law

Washburn University


Rebecca Ann Crotty was a judge on the Third District Court in Kansas. She was appointed by Democratic Governor Mark Parkinson (D) in 2010 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Jan W. Leuenberger. Crotty retired from the bench on June 19, 2017.[1][2]

Biography

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Crotty received her undergraduate degree in education from the University of Kansas and her J.D. from Washburn University School of Law.[1]

Crotty began her legal career as a research attorney with the Kansas Supreme Court. Next she went into private practice, before serving as a district magistrate judge in Finney County. From 2004 to 2010, Crotty served on the Kansas Court of Tax Appeals, presiding as chief judge from 2005 to 2009.[1]

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.[3] Rebecca Crotty was retained in the Kansas District 3 (Division 1) election with 70.33 percent of the vote. [4]

Kansas District 3 (Division 1), 2016
Name Yes votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRebecca Crotty70.33%
Source: Shawnee County, Kansas, "Final Official Results," November 17, 2016

2012

See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012

Crotty stood for retention on November 6, 2012.[5] She was successful in her bid for retention, earning 68.8 percent of the vote and 41,643 yes votes.[6]

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.[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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