Decatur County, Kansas

Decatur County is within the Kansas Seventeenth Judicial District

The people of Decatur County are served by a District Court and Municipal Courts.

The United States District Court for the District of Kansas has jurisdiction in Decatur County. Appeals from the District of Kansas go to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

• Judges
• Elections

Decatur County, Kansas

District Courts

Kansas Seventeenth Judicial District

• Preston A. Pratt

Magistrate Judges:

• Deb Anderson
• Jessie A. Thompson
• Michael Kirchhoff
• Renee Henke
• Jay E. Tate
• Paula D. Hofaker

Former judges

• William B. Elliott
• Barbara Stites
• Bonnie M. Leidig
• Jacqueline E. Thornton
• John E. Bremer

2012 election

For information on statewide judicial elections, see: Kansas judicial elections, 2012

17th Judicial District

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Candidate	Incumbency	Division	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
PrattPreston A. Pratt   A	Yes		Republican	A	100%   A

Magistrates

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Candidate	Incumbency	Division	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
TateJay E. Tate   A	No	Div. 2	Republican	71%A	100%   A
ThompsonJessie A. Thompson   A	No	Div. 1	Republican	37%A	65%   A
FountainKaren J. Fountain	No	Div. 1	Independent		35.8%   D
KirchhoffMichael Kirchhoff   A	Yes	Div. 6	Republican	70%A	100%   A
HofakerPaula D. Hofaker   A	No	Div. 5	Republican	39%A	100%   A
LintonRichard E. Linton	No	Div. 4	Republican	61%A	41.7%   D

See also

• Kansas counties
• Courts in Kansas

References