Article 29.--NONPARTISAN SELECTION OF JUDGES OF THE DISTRICT COURT
20-2909.Same; vacancy in office of judge of thedistrictcourt;nominations for successor by district judicial nominating commission;tendering nominations; certification of nominations to governor; timelimitations.(a) (1) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of judge of thedistrict court in any judicial district, or whenever a vacancy willoccur in such office on a specified future date, the chief justice ofthe supreme court promptly shall give notice of such vacancy to thechairperson of the district judicial nominating commission of suchjudicial district.
(2) The chairperson, in consultation with members of thecommission,within five days after receipt of such notice, shall set a schedule foraccepting nominations and conducting interviews for the purpose ofnominating persons for appointment to such office.It shall be the duty of the commission to nominate not less than twonor more than three persons for each office which is vacant,and shall submit the names of the persons so nominated to the governor.Any person nominated shall have the qualifications prescribed bysubsection (b) of K.S.A. 20-2903 and amendments thereto, and in order to obtainthebest qualified persons as nominees, the commission shall not limit itsconsideration of potential nominees to those persons whose names havebeen submitted to the commission or who have expressed a willingness toserve. The commission may authorize one or more members of thecommission to tender a nomination to any qualified person in order toascertain the person's willingness to serve ifnominated, but any suchtender of nomination shall be subject to final action of the commissionunder the conditions prescribed by subsection (b) of K.S.A. 20-2907 andamendments thereto.
(3) In order that a vacancy in the office of judge of the districtcourtdoes not exist for an inordinate length of time, the commission shallconduct the business of selecting nominees for appointment to suchoffice and certifying the same to the governor as promptly andexpeditiously as possible, having due regard for the importance ofselecting the best possible nominees. In no event shall the commissionsubmit its nominations to the governor more than 45 days afterthe date the chief justice has notified the nominating commission that avacancy is to be filled, unless the chief justice permitsan extensionof such time period.
(b) If there are not at least two attorneys deemed qualified by thedistrict judicial nominating commission who reside in the judicialdistrict and who are willing to accept the nomination to fill a vacancyin a district judge position, the nominatingcommission need not limit its consideration of nominees to attorneysresiding in the judicial district. In cases where thereis onesuch attorney, such attorney shall be one of the nominees submitted tothe governor. If an appointee is not a resident of thejudicial district at the time of appointment to a district judge position,the appointee shallestablish residencyin the judicial district before taking office and shallmaintain such residency while holding such office.
History: L. 1974, ch. 137, § 9; L. 1975, ch. 183, § 2;L. 1976, ch. 145, § 102; L. 1978, ch. 111, § 3;L. 1986, ch. 115, § 52;L. 2003, ch. 99, § 14; July 1.
Article 29.--NONPARTISAN SELECTION OF JUDGES OF THE DISTRICT COURT
20-2909.Same; vacancy in office of judge of thedistrictcourt;nominations for successor by district judicial nominating commission;tendering nominations; certification of nominations to governor; timelimitations.(a) (1) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of judge of thedistrict court in any judicial district, or whenever a vacancy willoccur in such office on a specified future date, the chief justice ofthe supreme court promptly shall give notice of such vacancy to thechairperson of the district judicial nominating commission of suchjudicial district.
(2) The chairperson, in consultation with members of thecommission,within five days after receipt of such notice, shall set a schedule foraccepting nominations and conducting interviews for the purpose ofnominating persons for appointment to such office.It shall be the duty of the commission to nominate not less than twonor more than three persons for each office which is vacant,and shall submit the names of the persons so nominated to the governor.Any person nominated shall have the qualifications prescribed bysubsection (b) of K.S.A. 20-2903 and amendments thereto, and in order to obtainthebest qualified persons as nominees, the commission shall not limit itsconsideration of potential nominees to those persons whose names havebeen submitted to the commission or who have expressed a willingness toserve. The commission may authorize one or more members of thecommission to tender a nomination to any qualified person in order toascertain the person's willingness to serve ifnominated, but any suchtender of nomination shall be subject to final action of the commissionunder the conditions prescribed by subsection (b) of K.S.A. 20-2907 andamendments thereto.
(3) In order that a vacancy in the office of judge of the districtcourtdoes not exist for an inordinate length of time, the commission shallconduct the business of selecting nominees for appointment to suchoffice and certifying the same to the governor as promptly andexpeditiously as possible, having due regard for the importance ofselecting the best possible nominees. In no event shall the commissionsubmit its nominations to the governor more than 45 days afterthe date the chief justice has notified the nominating commission that avacancy is to be filled, unless the chief justice permitsan extensionof such time period.
(b) If there are not at least two attorneys deemed qualified by thedistrict judicial nominating commission who reside in the judicialdistrict and who are willing to accept the nomination to fill a vacancyin a district judge position, the nominatingcommission need not limit its consideration of nominees to attorneysresiding in the judicial district. In cases where thereis onesuch attorney, such attorney shall be one of the nominees submitted tothe governor. If an appointee is not a resident of thejudicial district at the time of appointment to a district judge position,the appointee shallestablish residencyin the judicial district before taking office and shallmaintain such residency while holding such office.
History: L. 1974, ch. 137, § 9; L. 1975, ch. 183, § 2;L. 1976, ch. 145, § 102; L. 1978, ch. 111, § 3;L. 1986, ch. 115, § 52;L. 2003, ch. 99, § 14; July 1.
Article 29.--NONPARTISAN SELECTION OF JUDGES OF THE DISTRICT COURT
20-2909.Same; vacancy in office of judge of thedistrictcourt;nominations for successor by district judicial nominating commission;tendering nominations; certification of nominations to governor; timelimitations.(a) (1) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of judge of thedistrict court in any judicial district, or whenever a vacancy willoccur in such office on a specified future date, the chief justice ofthe supreme court promptly shall give notice of such vacancy to thechairperson of the district judicial nominating commission of suchjudicial district.
(2) The chairperson, in consultation with members of thecommission,within five days after receipt of such notice, shall set a schedule foraccepting nominations and conducting interviews for the purpose ofnominating persons for appointment to such office.It shall be the duty of the commission to nominate not less than twonor more than three persons for each office which is vacant,and shall submit the names of the persons so nominated to the governor.Any person nominated shall have the qualifications prescribed bysubsection (b) of K.S.A. 20-2903 and amendments thereto, and in order to obtainthebest qualified persons as nominees, the commission shall not limit itsconsideration of potential nominees to those persons whose names havebeen submitted to the commission or who have expressed a willingness toserve. The commission may authorize one or more members of thecommission to tender a nomination to any qualified person in order toascertain the person's willingness to serve ifnominated, but any suchtender of nomination shall be subject to final action of the commissionunder the conditions prescribed by subsection (b) of K.S.A. 20-2907 andamendments thereto.
(3) In order that a vacancy in the office of judge of the districtcourtdoes not exist for an inordinate length of time, the commission shallconduct the business of selecting nominees for appointment to suchoffice and certifying the same to the governor as promptly andexpeditiously as possible, having due regard for the importance ofselecting the best possible nominees. In no event shall the commissionsubmit its nominations to the governor more than 45 days afterthe date the chief justice has notified the nominating commission that avacancy is to be filled, unless the chief justice permitsan extensionof such time period.
(b) If there are not at least two attorneys deemed qualified by thedistrict judicial nominating commission who reside in the judicialdistrict and who are willing to accept the nomination to fill a vacancyin a district judge position, the nominatingcommission need not limit its consideration of nominees to attorneysresiding in the judicial district. In cases where thereis onesuch attorney, such attorney shall be one of the nominees submitted tothe governor. If an appointee is not a resident of thejudicial district at the time of appointment to a district judge position,the appointee shallestablish residencyin the judicial district before taking office and shallmaintain such residency while holding such office.
History: L. 1974, ch. 137, § 9; L. 1975, ch. 183, § 2;L. 1976, ch. 145, § 102; L. 1978, ch. 111, § 3;L. 1986, ch. 115, § 52;L. 2003, ch. 99, § 14; July 1.
