Kansas Courts
Last year citizens of Johnson County voted on Question No. 1 as to whether or not to elect district court judges instead of selecting them through a judicial nomination process.
The “No” votes won, which prevented the election of judges. This group said judicial elections would make the process too political, but ignored how political the [...]
Yesterday Gov. Sebelius announced she was appointing Neil B. Foth to be the new District Judge of the 10th Judicial District, which is Johnson County, as a replacement for Judge John Anderson III, who is retiring.
One news source announced the Governor appoints another political ally to bench, with comments that Foth and Democrat Lt. Gov. [...]
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Tonight there will be a debate in Kansas City at the Zenith Boosters Club: “Judges: Appoint or elect.” The issue of electing judges or appointing judges is a topic in both Kansas and Missouri this year. In Kansas some judges are elected (like in Sedgwick County), while others are appointed (like [...]
Continue reading about Political Profile of Tenth Judicial District Nominating Committee
