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Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District

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The Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District is a district court in Kansas with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases in Sedgwick County.[1]

Judges

Courts

Sedgwick County Courthouse
525 N Main 11th Floor
Wichita, KS 67203-3773
Phone: 316-660-5801
Fax: 316-660-5784[1]

See also

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Elections

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Kansas is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Kansas, click here.

Selection method

See also: Partisan elections

In 14 of the districts of the Kansas District Courts, judges are chosen in partisan elections.[2] These judges serve four-year terms and run for re-election at the end of their terms.[3]

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[3]

  • 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.

Election rules

Primary election

Only district court judges in districts that hold partisan elections participate in the primary. The candidate with the most votes from each party in the primary goes on to represent that party in the general election.[4]

The districts with partisan election of judges are:

General election

Appellate judges and appointed district court judges participate in retention elections. Candidates in the districts above advance from the primary election.

Retention election

In retention elections, judges do not compete against another candidate, but voters are given a "yes" or "no" choice whether to keep the justice in office for another term. If a candidate receives a majority of "yes" votes, that person is retained for another term. If not, that position will become a vacancy upon the term's expiration.[6]

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