Robert W. Lattin
Robert W. Lattin is a former candidate for the Division 3 seat on the Kansas Fourteenth Judicial District in Kansas. He was defeated in the primary election on August 2, 2016.
He was a 2014 candidate for the Fourteenth Judicial District in Kansas.[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.[2] Jeffrey Gettler defeated Robert W. Lattin in the Kansas Fourteenth Judicial District, Division 3 Republican primary.[3]
| Kansas Fourteenth Judicial District, Division 3 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jeffrey Gettler |
63.07% | 2,282 |
| Robert W. Lattin | 36.93% | 1,336 |
| Total Votes | 3,618 | |
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 19, 2016 | ||
2014
See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2014
Lattin ran for election to the Fourteenth Judicial District.
Primary: He was defeated in the Republican primary on August 5, 2014, receiving 18.3 percent of the vote. He competed against Jeffrey D. Gossard and Larry Markle.
[1][4]
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
In 14 of the districts of the Kansas District Courts, judges are chosen in partisan elections.[5] These judges serve four-year terms and run for re-election at the end of their terms.[6]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[6]
- 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
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2014 Primary (official)," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing Information," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2016 Primary," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 Unofficial Kansas Primary Election Results," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "Nominating Commissions," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Kansas," archived October 2, 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
