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Stephen Hill
2003 - Present
2027
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Stephen Hill is a judge for Position 1 of the Kansas Court of Appeals. He assumed office on December 5, 2003. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Hill ran for re-election for the Position 1 judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
He was first appointed to the court by Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius.[1][2]
Biography
Education
Hill graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.A. in English in 1972.[3] He received his J.D. from Washburn University School of Law in 1975.[1]
Career
Hill started his own law firm, Hill & Wisler, in 1975. The next year, he became an attorney for Linn County. In 1981, he was appointed associate district judge for the Sixth Judicial District of Kansas. He became a district judge the following year. He later served as an administrative judge and then the chief judge of the district court.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Kansas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Kansas Court of Appeals Position 1, Stephen Hill's seat
Stephen Hill was retained to Position 1 of the Kansas Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022 with 69.5% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
69.5
|
588,865 | ||
No |
30.5
|
258,303 | |||
Total Votes |
847,168 | ||||
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2018
Kansas Court of Appeals Position 1
Stephen Hill was retained to Position 1 of the Kansas Court of Appeals on November 6, 2018 with 74.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
74.7
|
681,026 | ||
No |
25.3
|
230,633 | |||
Total Votes |
911,659 | ||||
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Selection method
For more information about judicial selection processes in each state, click here.
2014
Hill was retained to Court of Appeals with 59.5 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [4]
2010
- See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2010
Hill was retained to the Kansas Court of Appeals with 66 percent of the vote in the general election.[5][6]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Stephen Hill did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kansas Judicial Branch, "Honorable Stephen D. Hill," accessed May 31, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "History of the Kansas Court of Appeal Judges," accessed May 31, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Bar Association, "Profile page: Hon. Stephen D. Hill," June 25, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2014 General (unofficial)," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ The Emporia Gazette, "Election results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Official Vote Totals," accessed May 31, 2015
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