Chapter 20 — COURTS

20-2622. Employment of retirants; temporary judicial duties; agreement; stipend, amount; state health care benefits; no limitation on court's authority to make judicial assignments pursuant to law. (a) On and after July 1, 1995, a retirant who retires as provided in K.S.A. 20-260…

20-2623. Applicability of federal internal revenue code and K.S.A. 74-49,123 to the system. The retirement system for judges shall be administered by the board in the manner required to satisfy the applicable qualification requirements for governmental plans as specified in the f…

20-2624. Retirement system for judges as division of KPERS; applicability of KPERS provisions. The retirement system for judges is a division of the Kansas public employees retirement system created by K.S.A. 74-4903, and amendments thereto, and is subject to the provisions of K.…

20-2625. Purchase of participating service credit for certain military service. (1) Any member of the retirement system for judges may purchase, subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 74-49,123, and amendments thereto, participating credit for periods of active service in the armed …

20-2626. Purchase of service for VISTA service. Any member of the retirement system for judges may purchase service credit for periods of service in the United States volunteers in service to America (VISTA) which commenced on or after January 1, 1962. At the election of the judg…

20-2627. Purchase of service credit for service pursuant to an assigned judicial duties agreement. Any judge who has retired or who retires as provided in K.S.A. 20-2608, and amendments thereto, and who has entered into agreement with the Kansas supreme court to perform assigned …

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20-2703. History: L. 1955, ch. 182, § 3; L. 1972, ch. 107, § 2; L. 1974, ch. 390, § 13; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 191, § 11; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Sessi…

20-2704. History: L. 1955, ch. 182, § 4; L. 1974, ch. 144, § 1; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 191, § 11; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

20-2705. History: L. 1955, ch. 182, § 5; L. 1967, ch. 192, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 37, § 2; L. 1969, ch. 179, § 1; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 191, § 11; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF ST…

20-2709. History: L. 1955, ch. 182, § 9; L. 1972, ch. 110, § 1; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 191, § 11; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

20-2710. History: L. 1955, ch. 182, § 10; L. 1968, ch. 313, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 110, § 2; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 191, § 11; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Sessi…

20-2711. History: L. 1955, ch. 182, § 11; L. 1972, ch. 110, § 3; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 191, § 11; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived S…

20-2714. History: L. 1968, ch. 37, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 191, § 10; Repealed, L. 1982, ch. 116, § 14; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

20-2801. Disposition of fines, penalties and forfeitures. (a) The clerk of the district court shall remit all moneys payable to the state treasurer from fines, penalties and forfeitures to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments the…

20-2901. Proposition of method of selection of judges of district court; submission of proposition on filing of petition or in newly established district. (a) The proposition of the method of selecting judges of the district court shall be submitted to the qualified electors in e…

20-2902. Application of K.S.A. 20-2903 through 20-2913 to judicial districts adopting proposition of nonpartisan selection of judges of the district court, judicial district defined; effect on terms of incumbent judges; constitutional restriction on political activities; removal.…

20-2903. District judicial nominating commission; establishment; composition; chairperson, appointment, duties; purpose of commission. (a) There is hereby established in each judicial district a district judicial nominating commission, which shall consist of an equal number of la…

20-2904. Lawyer members; qualifications; selection. (a) Lawyer members of the district judicial nominating commission shall be elected pursuant to this section. The clerk of the supreme court shall use the certified roster of attorneys licensed to practice law in Kansas, as provi…

20-2905. Nonlawyer members; numbers; qualifications; appointments; certification. (a) The appointments of nonlawyer members of a district judicial nominating commission shall be made as follows: (1) In a judicial district consisting of a single county, each member of the board of…

20-2906. Terms of office; members ineligible for certain positions; vacancies. (a) All members of the district judicial nominating commission who are elected or appointed to full terms of office shall commence their terms of office on the first Monday in March following their ele…

20-2907. Oath of members; meetings; meeting place; rules of procedure; quorum; expenses; duties of county commissioners; public body subject to open meetings act. (a) Prior to taking office, each member of a district judicial nominating commission shall take and subscribe an oath…

20-2908. Retention of incumbent judge; declaration of candidacy; rejection by electors, vacancy; retention, term of office; eligibility for office after rejection; applicability of election laws. Following the approval of nonpartisan selection of judges of the district court in a…

20-2909. Vacancy in office of judge of the district court; nominations for successor by district judicial nominating commission; tendering nominations; certification of nominations to governor; time limitations. (a) (1) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of judge of the dist…

20-2910. Withdrawal of nomination; substitution of nominee; two or more vacancies, withdrawal of lists of nominations; resubmission of nominations. After a district judicial nominating commission has nominated and submitted to the governor the required number of nominees for appo…

20-2911. Appointment of successor by governor; time limitations; failure of governor to appoint, appointment by chief justice; effective date of appointment. (a) Whenever a district judicial nominating commission has submitted to the governor the required number of nominations fo…

20-2912. Taking office; rights, privileges, powers and duties; terms of office, eligibility for retention in office; election on question of retention; term for which retained; rejection, vacancy, appointment of successor; judge's eligibility to succeed himself or herself; failur…

20-2913. Vacancies prior to formation of nominating commission; new judgeships, appointment and term; return to partisan method. (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of judge of the district court in a judicial district, subsequent to the general election at which the nonpartisa…

20-2914. Vacancies in district magistrate judge positions; method of selection. (a) Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of district magistrate judge in any judicial district which has approved the proposition of nonpartisan selection of district court judges, or whenever…

20-2915. Effective date of appointment; eligibility for retention under nonpartisan method. (a) Whenever a vacancy in the office of district magistrate judge exists at the time the appointment to fill such vacancy is made as provided in K.S.A. 20-2914, and amendments thereto, the…

20-2916. Method of selection of judges in newly formed districts. (a) Whenever a new judicial district is established which includes only a part of a single previously established district or all or parts of two or more previously established districts which used the same method …

20-2917. Eligibility to nominate or cast ballots for district judicial nominating commission; transmission of roster to secretary of state; open record. (a) Only attorneys licensed to practice law in Kansas and residing in the judicial district on or before the 15th day of Novemb…

20-3001. Court of appeals; establishment as part of constitutional court of justice; jurisdiction; power to suspend proceedings in lower court during appeal. On January 10, 1977, there shall be and is hereby established a court of record which shall be known as the court of appea…

20-3002. Judges; number; selection; compensation; expenses; assignment to the supreme court. (a) The court of appeals shall consist of 14 judges whose positions shall be numbered one to 14. (b) Judges of the court of appeals shall be appointed in the manner provided by K.S.A. 20-…

20-3003. History: L. 1975, ch. 178, § 3; Repealed, L. 2001, ch. 174, § 5; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

20-3004. History: L. 1975, ch. 178, § 4; L. 1988, ch. 111, § 1; L. 2003, ch. 99, § 17; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 1, § 5; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "The selection of judges in Kansas: A Comparison of Systems," Jeffrey D. Jackson, 69 J.K.B.A. No. 1, 32 (2000). "Me…

20-3005. History: L. 1975, ch. 178, § 5; L. 1986, ch. 116, § 2; L. 2001, ch. 174, § 2; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 1, § 5; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "The selection of judges in Kansas: A Comparison of Systems," Jeffrey D. Jackson, 69 J.K.B.A. No. 1, 32 (2000). "20…

20-3006. Judges; candidacy for retention, eligibility, procedure; election; ballot form; application of election laws. (a) Not less than 60 days prior to the holding of the general election next preceding the expiration of the term of any judge of the court of appeals, the judge …

20-3007. History: L. 1975, ch. 178, § 7; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 1, § 5; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: Supreme court nominating commission; applicability of title 7; 1964 civil rights act, Americans with disabilities act and Kansas acts against discrimination. 93-69. Suprem…

20-3008. History: L. 1975, ch. 178, § 8; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 1, § 5; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: Mentioned as examples where slates of nominees may be rejected or withdrawn. 2007-13. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC D…

20-3009. History: L. 1975, ch. 178, § 9; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 1, § 5; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USE…

20-3010. Commencement of duties by judge appointed to fill vacancy; rights, privileges, powers and duties; terms of office; eligibility for retention in office; election on question of retention; term for which retained; rejection, vacancy, appointment of successor; failure to de…

20-3011. Chief judge of court of appeals; election by court of appeals judges; powers. The court of appeals judges shall elect a judge of the court of appeals to serve as chief judge of such court. The procedure for such election shall be determined by the court of appeals. The c…

20-3012. Hearing panels; composition; number; presiding judge. For the purpose of hearing and determining cases, the judges of the court of appeals may sit together or in panels. A hearing panel shall consist of three (3) judges. For convenience in administration, each panel may …

20-3013. Principal offices of court of appeals in Topeka; courtroom and quarters; authority to hold court in any county; facilities provided by district court chief judge. The court of appeals shall sit and maintain its principal offices in the city of Topeka, and it shall be the…

20-3014. Law clerks, stenographers and other court personnel; compensation in accordance with pay plan adopted by supreme court. Each judge of the court of appeals may appoint a law clerk and also may appoint one (1) secretary or stenographer. The persons so appointed shall serve…

20-3015. Clerk of supreme court ex officio clerk of court of appeals; duties; rules of supreme court to govern writing and publication of opinions; supreme court reporter ex officio reporter of court of appeals; duties of judicial administrator. (a) The clerk of the supreme court…