(Updated to reflect debate on judicial selection amendment)
Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday named a private attorney who is regarded as a champion of the rights of workers, consumers, and survivors of forced labor and sexual abuse to the Kansas Supreme Court.
Kelly named Larkin Walsh of Leawood to replace Justice Evelyn Wilson, who is stepping down from the court after she was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease.
Kelly chose Walsh over two sitting district court judges, Amy Hanley of Lawrence and Christopher Jayaram of Lenexa.
Walsh emerged from a SSJ
