Kan. Stat. Ann. § 4-213
The counties of Jewell, Mitchell, Lincoln, Republic, Cloud, and Washington shall constitute the twelfth judicial district. There shall be one district judge in such district.
L. 1968, ch. 385, § 13; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 12; L. 1977, ch. 109, § 9; July 1.