Steve Montgomery
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2020
Steve Montgomery is a judge for the Sixth Judicial District in Kansas. He was appointed in 2006 and was retained in 2012.[1] He faced a retention election on November 8, 2016.[2]
Education
Montgomery earned his undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University and his J.D. from the Washburn University School of Law.[1]
Career
Montgomery was appointed to the Sixth Judicial District in 2006. Before his appointment he was engaged in private practice. He also served as Jefferson County Counselor and a city attorney for the cities of Meriden, Ozawkie and McFarland.[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.[3] Steve Montgomery was retained in the Kansas District 6 (Division 4) election with 64.38 percent of the vote. [4]
| Kansas District 6 (Division 4), 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Steve Montgomery | 64.38% | |
| Source: Bourbon County, Kansas, "2016 General Election," November 14, 2016 Linn County, Kansas, "2016 November Election Results (General)," November 8, 2016 Miami County, Kansas, "Official Final Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
2012
- See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012
Montgomery stood for retention on November 6, 2012.[5] He was successful in his bid for retention, earning 70.9 percent of the vote with 15,013 yes votes.[6][7]
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.[8][9]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[8]
- 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 1.2 2008 Evaluations of Judges and Justices Standing for Retention Select judge's name from "Judge's Name" drop-down list
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedlist - ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing Information," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidates," accessed June 17, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Lists" Select "2012 General"
- ↑ Linn County, KS "Official Election Returns for Linn County"
- ↑ Miami County Clerk & Election Office "Presidential General Election November 6, 2012" November 15, 2012
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 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
