Kansas Court of Appeals

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The Kansas Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court in Kansas.

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Kansas Court of Appeals
Court information
Judges:	13
Judicial selection
Method:	Commission-selection, political appointment
Term:	4 years
Active judges
Steve Leben  •  Michael Buser  •  Patrick McAnany  •  Stephen Hill  •  Thomas E. Malone  •  Henry Green  •  Joseph Pierron  •  Melissa Standridge  •  David E. Bruns  •  Tony Powell  •  Kim R. Schroeder  •  G. Gordon Atcheson  •  Karen Arnold-Burger  •

Jurisdiction

Court of Appeals judges ordinarily do not conduct trials. They decide an appealed case by reading the record of the trial and written briefs filed by the parties, and hearing oral arguments of lawyers. They research and review the law involved in the case and then write an opinion which is usually published in bound volumes.

The members of the Court of Appeals sit in panels of three at locations throughout the state, including the primary courtroom in the Kansas Judicial Center. Each panel typically take up 30 appeals over a two-day period every month. Decisions of the Court of Appeals are filed weekly, usually on Friday mornings.

Judges

Court of Appeals judges are selected by the Governor of Kansas from a list submitted to him/her by the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission. The judges serve terms of four years. The mandatory age of retirement for a Court of Appeals judge is 75, but a judge who reaches that age mid-term may serve out the remainder of their term.

One of the Court of Appeals judges is appointed Chief Judge of the Court by the Kansas Supreme Court.

Judge	Term	Division	Appointed by	Party
Judge Steve Leben	2007-2016
Judge Michael Buser	2005-2016		Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
Judge Patrick McAnany	2004-2016		Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
Judge Stephen Hill	2003-2016		Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
Chief Judge Thomas E. Malone	2003-2016
Judge Henry Green	1993-2016
Judge Joseph Pierron	1990-2016
Judge Melissa Standridge	2008-2016
Judge David E. Bruns	2011-2016		Gov. Sam Brownback
Judge Tony Powell	2013-2017		Gov. Sam Brownback
Judge Kim R. Schroeder	2013-present		Gov. Sam Brownback
Judge G. Gordon Atcheson	2010-2016		Gov. Mark Parkinson
Judge Karen Arnold-Burger	2011-2016		Gov. Mark Parkinson

References

2012

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Judge	Incumbency	Division	Retention vote	Retention Vote %
BrunsDavid E. Bruns   A	Yes		658,691	75%A
AtchesonG. Gordon Atcheson   A	Yes		617,265	71%A
PierronJoseph Pierron   A	Yes		654,838	74%A
Arnold-BurgerKaren Arnold-Burger   A	Yes		625,724	71%A
LebenSteve Leben   A	Yes		639,388	72%A