We strive to give you as much political news as we can whether it’s the governor’s race, statehouse races or the congressional races. Now, we’re going to add judicial politics to the mix.
The Johnson County Bar Association has released the results of a survey rating the judges in the 10th Judicial District, which covers Johnson County. We’ll highlight the results for judges up for retention in November but the full report is available here. It does gives some interesting insight about how the judges are viewed by the lawyers.
For your convenience, there are links to each judge’s bio where they were available.
The Bar Association mailed surveys to 2,231 lawyers with registered offices in Johnson County. Three hundred and three surveys were returned, which the Bar Association said was sufficient to achieve a 95 percent confidence level with a 5 percent margin of error. Now a look at the retention numbers:
Judge Christina Dunn Gyllenborg
Should be retained: 98 percent
Should not be retained: 2 percent
Appointed by: Gov. Sam Brownback
Judge Thomas Kelly Ryan
Should be retained: 98 percent
Should not be retained: 2 percent
Appointed by: Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
Judge Paul Gurney
Should be retained: 97 percent
Should not be retained: 3 percent
Appointed by: Gov. Sam Brownback
Judge Daniel Vokins
Should be retained: 97 percent
Should not be retained: 3 percent
Appointed by: 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission
Judge Timothy McCarthy
Should be retained: 96 percent
Should not be retained: 4 percent
Appointed by: Gov. Sam Brownback
Judge Erica Schoenig
Should be retained:96 percent
Should not be retained: 4 percent
Appointed by: Gov. Sam Brownback
Judge Kevin O’Grady
Should be retained: 95 percent
Should not be retained: 5 percent
Appointed by: Gov. Sam Brownback
Judge Neil Foth
Should be retained: 91 percent
Should not be retained: 9 percent
Appointed by: Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
Judge Rhonda Mason
Should be retained: 91 percent
Should not be retained: 9 percent
Appointed by: Gov. Sam Brownback
Judge Kevin Moriarty
Should be retained: 90 percent
Should not be retained: 10 percent
Appointed by: Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
Judge Jenifer Ashford
Should be retained: 88 percent
Should not be retained: 12 percent
Appointed by: 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission
Judge Robert Scott
Should be retained: 88 percent
Should not be retained: 12 percent
Appointed by: Johnson County Judicial Nominating Committee
Judge David Hauber
Should be retained: 86 percent
Should not be retained: 14 percent
Appointed by: Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
Judge Kathleen Sloan
Should be retained: 83 percent
Should not be retained: 17 percent
Appointed by: Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
Judge Michael Joyce
Should be retained: 64 percent
Should not be retained: 36 percent
Appointed by: Gov. Sam Brownback
