Julie Cowell
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Julie Cowell is a magistrate judge for the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District in Kansas.[1] She ran unopposed for re-election in 2016.[2]
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] Incumbent Julie Cowell ran unopposed in the Kansas Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, Division 5 Magistrate general election.[2]
| Kansas Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, Division 5 Magistrate General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Julie Cowell Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2012
- See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012
Cowell ran unopposed in the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District.[4] On November 6, 2012, she was re-elected to her seat after earning 100 percent of the vote with 1,336 votes. She ran in the election as a Republican.[1]
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
In 14 of the districts of the Kansas District Courts, judges are chosen in partisan elections.[5] These judges serve four-year terms and run for re-election at the end of their terms.[6]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[6]
- 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 Kansas Secretary of State "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" November 29, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2016 Primary," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing Information," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates Search Results," accessed November 1, 2012
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "Nominating Commissions," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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
