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Kansas District Courts
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The Kansas district courts are the trial courts of Kansas. Created by the Kansas Constitution, the district courts have general original jurisdiction over all civil and criminal cases including:
- Divorce and domestic relations;
- Damage suits;
- Probate and administration of estates, guardianships, conservatorships;
- Care of the mentally ill;
- Juvenile matters;
- Small claims.
Kansas is divided into thirty-one judicial districts, with 163 district court judges. The number of judges varies from district-to-district. There is a district court in each county.[1]
Judges
The mandatory age of retirement for a Kansas District Court judge is 75, but a judge who reaches that age mid-term may serve out the remainder of their term. [2]
Judicial selection
In seventeen District Courts, judges are chosen through the commission-selection, political appointment method. These judges stand for retention after their first year in office. If retained, they serve four year terms.
In fourteen of the districts, judges are chosen in partisan elections. These judges serve four year terms and run for re-election at the end of their terms. [3]
For more, read: Judicial selection in Kansas.
Courts
[4]See also
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