Thursday, October 30, 2008

How to find out more information on judges in your area

Kansas government has given you a new tool to help you become an informed voter. There is a new website from the Kansas Judicial Branch that offers you the voter a way to learn more about the judges who may be on your ballot for retention in your district.

Go to http://www.kansasjudicialperformance.org/judgeevaluations.cfm and input your county to find out the names of judges in your area and to obtain their "report card." The report cards were developed by the Kansas Commission on Judicial Performance.

To find out more about district courts in Kansas and how judges are selected go to http://www.kscourts.org/ and click on "You and the Courts of Kansas." You can find a map of the court districts here.

Click here to read the Code of Judicial Conduct.

Click here to find out which judges may up for retention in your district. You will need to scroll to the bottom of the list.

To learn more about the Kansas Supreme Court Justices, click here.

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