Nonpartisan judicial research · Kansas 2026

Appellate judicial retention

Kansas retention questions ask whether a justice or judge should remain in office. They are not head-to-head candidate races, and this guide does not recommend a response.

9 profilesNovember 3, 2026Checked July 27, 2026

How to research a retention question

Review appointment and service history, authored or joined opinions, disciplinary information, prior retention results, and any evaluation methodology. A small set of matched opinions is not a complete judicial record.

Current snapshot

Judges scheduled for research

9

Kansas Court of Appeals

Stephen D. Hill

Position 15 matched opinions

Retention vote scheduled for November 3, 2026

Court of Appeals record review should combine published opinions, retention history, public discipline records, and news.

Kansas Court of Appeals

Tom Malone

Position 115 matched opinions

Retention vote scheduled for November 3, 2026

Court of Appeals record review should combine published opinions, retention history, public discipline records, and news.

Kansas Court of Appeals

Jacy J. Hurst

Position 130 matched opinions

Retention vote scheduled for November 3, 2026

Court of Appeals record review should combine published opinions, retention history, public discipline records, and news.

Kansas Court of Appeals

Lesley A. Isherwood

Position 20 matched opinions

Retention vote scheduled for November 3, 2026

Court of Appeals record review should combine published opinions, retention history, public discipline records, and news.

Kansas Court of Appeals

Amy F. Cline

Position 30 matched opinions

Retention vote scheduled for November 3, 2026

Court of Appeals record review should combine published opinions, retention history, public discipline records, and news.

Kansas Court of Appeals

Kim R. Schroeder

Position 56 matched opinions

Retention vote scheduled for November 3, 2026

Court of Appeals record review should combine published opinions, retention history, public discipline records, and news.

Kansas Court of Appeals

Lori Bolton Fleming

Position 75 matched opinions

Retention vote scheduled for November 3, 2026

Court of Appeals record review should combine published opinions, retention history, public discipline records, and news.

Kansas Supreme Court

Eric S. Rosen

Seat 47 matched opinions

Retention vote scheduled for November 3, 2026

Review official opinions, biography, appointment history, retention results, and news coverage before summarizing judicial record.

Kansas Supreme Court

Larkin Walsh

Seat 60 matched opinions

Retention vote scheduled for November 3, 2026

Review official opinions, biography, appointment history, retention results, and news coverage before summarizing judicial record.

Coverage limits

Opinion matching is automated and may omit opinions, include panel participation rather than authorship, or lag current court records. The number of matched opinions is a coverage count—not a score, productivity measure, or evaluation.