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Steven R. Ebberts
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Steven R. Ebberts was a judge on the Third Judicial District in Kansas. He was appointed by Republican Governor Sam Brownback on July 20, 2011, and was retained in 2012. He faced a retention election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Biography
Ebberts earned his B.A. and J.D. from the Washburn University of Topeka.[2] Before the 2011 appointment, Ebberts was a judge for the Topeka Municipal Court.[3]
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] Steven R. Ebberts was retained in the Kansas District 3 (Division 12) election with 71.28 percent of the vote. [5]
| Kansas District 3 (Division 12), 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Steven R. Ebberts | 71.28% | |
| Source: Shawnee County, Kansas, "Final Official Results," November 17, 2016 | ||
2012
- See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012
Ebberts stood for retention on November 6, 2012.[6] He was successful in his bid for retention, earning 69.2 percent of the vote and 41,706 yes votes.[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
- Municipal Court Overview
- CJ Online.com, "New judge: Be fair, be honest, be consistent," August 5, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedlist - ↑ Martindale.com, "Steven R. Ebberts - Lawyer Profile," accessed June 17, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Office of the Governor, "Governor Makes Appointment to Third Judicial District Court," July 20, 2011
- ↑ 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"
- ↑ The Topeka Capital-Journal, "State, local judge retention results" November 7, 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
