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Sara Welch
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Sara Welch was a judge for the Tenth Judicial District of the District Courts in Kansas. She served from 2007 to 2020. She was appointed to the court by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) in September 2007.[1] Welch was retained to a new term on November 8, 2016. She retired from the court in 2020.[2]
Education
Welch earned her undergraduate degree from Washburn University and her J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law.[3]
Career
Welch was appointed to the Tenth Judicial District in 2007. Before her appointment, she served as an assistant district attorney in Johnson County and worked as an attorney in private practice.[3][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.[4] Sara Welch was retained in the Kansas District 10 (Division 19) election with 68.80 percent of the vote. [5]
| Kansas District 10 (Division 19), 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Sara Welch | 68.80% | |
| Source: Johnson County, Kansas, "2016 General Election," November 19, 2016 | ||
2012
- See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012
Welch stood for retention on November 6, 2012. She was successful in her bid for retention, earning 72.3 percent of the vote with 150,766 yes votes.[6]
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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Johnson County District Court: Judge Sara Welch biography
- ↑ WBIW, "Gov. Kelly appoints Judge to 10th Judicial District," September 1, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 2008 Evaluations of Judges and Justices Standing for Retention Select judge's name from "Judge's Name" drop-down list
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing Information," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidates," accessed June 17, 2016
- ↑ Johnson County Election Office, "Election Summary Report: 2012 General Election" November 06, 2012
- ↑ 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
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
