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Thomas E. Malone
2003 - Present
2027
22
Thomas E. Malone is a judge for Position 11 of the Kansas Court of Appeals. He assumed office on May 2, 2003. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Malone ran for re-election for the Position 11 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]
On October 23, 2012, he was appointed chief judge of the court.[3][4] Malone's four-year term as chief judge ended in January 2017. He was succeeded as chief judge by Karen Arnold-Burger.
Biography
Education
Malone earned his bachelor's degree from Kansas Newman College (now Newman University), graduating summa cum laude in 1976. He received his J.D. with honors from Washburn University School of Law in 1979.[2]
Career
Malone practiced law with the firm of Redmond & Nazar, L.L.P., for 12 years, with a focus on business and commercial litigation. He also taught business law at Kansas Newman College during this time. In 1990, he was elected judge of the 18th Judicial District Court, where he served for 12 years before his appointment to the Kansas Court of Appeals.[2]
Awards and associations
- Member, Wichita Bar Association
- Member, Kansas Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Kansas Association for Justice
- 1999 to 2010: Kansas Judicial Council: Pattern Instructions in Kansas Advisory Committee
- 2002 to 2009: Board of Editors, Kansas Bar Association Journal
- 2011 to present: Kansas Board of Law Examiners[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Kansas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Kansas Court of Appeals Position 11, Thomas E. Malone's seat
Thomas E. Malone was retained to Position 11 of the Kansas Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022 with 69.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
69.3
|
581,830 | ||
No |
30.7
|
258,187 | |||
Total Votes |
840,017 | ||||
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2018
Kansas Court of Appeals Position 11
Thomas E. Malone was retained to Position 11 of the Kansas Court of Appeals on November 6, 2018 with 74.2% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
74.2
|
666,342 | ||
No |
25.8
|
232,151 | |||
Total Votes |
898,493 | ||||
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Selection method
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2014
Malone was retained to Court of Appeals with 67 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [4]
2010
- See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2010
Malone was retained to the Kansas Court of Appeals with 67 percent of the vote in the 2010 general election.[5]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Thomas E. Malone did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Kansas Court of Appeals Position 11 |
Footnotes
- ↑ CJ Online.com, "Sebelius makes first judicial appointment," March 12, 2003
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Kansas Judicial Branch, "Honorable Thomas E. Malone," accessed May 31, 2015
- ↑ The Topeka Capital-Journal, "Malone appointed Kansas Court of Appeals chief," October 23, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2014 General (unofficial)," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Official Vote Totals," accessed May 31, 2015
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