Nonpartisan Selection of Judges of the District Court | MidpageNonpartisan Selection of Judges of the District Court
20-2901Proposition of method of selection of judges of district court; submission of proposition on filing of petition or in newly established district20-2902Application of K.S.A. 20-2903 through 20-2913 to judicial districts adopting proposition of nonpartisan selection of judges of the district court, judicial district defined; effect on terms of incumbent judges; constitutional restriction on political activities; removal20-2903District judicial nominating commission; establishment; composition; chairperson, appointment, duties; purpose of commission20-2904Lawyer members; qualifications; selection20-2905Nonlawyer members; numbers; qualifications; appointments; certification20-2906Terms of office; members ineligible for certain positions; vacancies20-2907Oath of members; meetings; meeting place; rules of procedure; quorum; expenses; duties of county commissioners; public body subject to open meetings act20-2908Retention of incumbent judge; declaration of candidacy; rejection by electors, vacancy; retention, term of office; eligibility for office after rejection; applicability of election laws20-2909Vacancy in office of judge of the district court; nominations for successor by district judicial nominating commission; tendering nominations; certification of nominations to governor; time limitations20-2910Withdrawal of nomination; substitution of nominee; two or more vacancies, withdrawal of lists of nominations; resubmission of nominations20-2911Appointment of successor by governor; time limitations; failure of governor to appoint, appointment by chief justice; effective date of appointment20-2912Taking office; rights, privileges, powers and duties; terms of office, eligibility for retention in office; election on question of retention; term for which retained; rejection, vacancy, appointment of successor; judge's eligibility to succeed himself or herself; failure to declare candidacy, vacancy20-2913Vacancies prior to formation of nominating commission; new judgeships, appointment and term; return to partisan method20-2914Vacancies in district magistrate judge positions; method of selection20-2915Effective date of appointment; eligibility for retention under nonpartisan method20-2916Method of selection of judges in newly formed districts20-2917Eligibility to nominate or cast ballots for district judicial nominating commission; transmission of roster to secretary of state; open record