Wyandotte County, Kansas (Judicial)

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Wyandotte County is within the Kansas Twenty-Ninth Judicial District

The people of Wyandotte County are served by a district court and municipal courts.

The United States District Court for the District of Kansas has jurisdiction in Wyandotte County. Appeals from the District of Kansas go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.

Judges

Wyandotte County, Kansas

District Courts

Kansas Twenty-Ninth Judicial District


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Elections

See also: Kansas judicial elections

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

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.[1]

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.[3]