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Terry L. Pullman
Terry L. Pullman was a judge for the Eighteenth Judicial District of the District Courts in Kansas. He was initially elected in 2000.[1][2] He died on November 27, 2019.[3]
Education
Pullman received his undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma and his J.D. from Washburn University School of Law.[1]
Career
Prior to his election to the court, Pullman worked as an attorney in a variety of positions. He has served in the USAF JAG Corps, as city prosecutor for the City of Wichita, and as a private practice attorney.[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] Incumbent Terry L. Pullman ran unopposed in the Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District, Division 16 general election.[5]
| Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District, Division 16 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Terry L. Pullman Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2012
- See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012
Pullman ran unopposed for re-election in 2012.[6] On November 6, 2012, he was re-elected to his seat after earning 99.1 percent of the vote and 104,925 votes.[2] He ran in the election as a Republican.[7]
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
In 14 of the districts of the Kansas District Courts, judges are chosen in partisan elections.[8] These judges serve four-year terms and run for re-election at the end of their terms.[9]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[9]
- 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 Terry L. Pullman Court Website Profile
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sedgwick County Elections Office "November 6th, 2012 General Election Unofficial Results - Sedgwick County" November 7, 2012
- ↑ Legacy.com, "Terry Lee Pullman," accessed June 22, 2020
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing Information," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2016 Primary," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State: Candidate Lists Select "2012 General"
- ↑ Sedgwick County Elections Office "Current Candidate Listings"
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "Nominating Commissions," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Kansas," archived October 2, 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
