Samuel Marsh
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Samuel Marsh was a magistrate judge for the Eleventh Judicial District in Kansas. He was appointed in March 2015 to replace Bill W. Lyerla and retired from the court on December 31, 2021.[1][2][3]
Biography
Marsh received a bachelor's degree from Pittsburg State University and a J.D. from the University of Kansas.[4] At the time of his appointment to the court, Marsh was an attorney in private practice.[2]
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] Samuel Marsh was retained in the Kansas District 11 (Magistrate) election with 64.94 percent of the vote. [6]
| Kansas District 11 (Magistrate), 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Samuel Marsh | 64.94% | |
| Source: Cherokee County, Kansas, "2016 General Election," November 14, 2016 | ||
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.[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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Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "11th Judicial District," accessed April 22, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kansas Judicial Branch, "Samuel J. Marsh selected to fill district magistrate judge vacancy in 11th judicial district," March 23, 2015
- ↑ KODE-TV, "Kansas Magistrate Judge Samuel Marsh to retire," accessed June 29, 2022
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Samuel J. Marsh - Lawyer Profile," accessed April 22, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing Information," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidates," accessed June 17, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Kansas," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "Nominating Commissions," accessed July 22, 2014
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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
