Here is how the Supreme Court Nominating Commission voted on the three candidates recommended to Gov. Laura Kelly to appoint to the Kansas Supreme Court.
The ballots were made public Friday.
The panel of five lawyers and four nonlawyers was made up of Chair Terry Campbell, Ebony Clemons, Jennifer Cocking, Robert Frederick, Frances Gorman Graves, Katie McClaflin, Carol Marinovich, Diane Oakes and Rachael Pirner.
The committee recommended Johnson County District Judges Christopher Jayaram and Robert Wonnell as well as Douglas County District Judge Carl Folsom III.
They were chosen from among seven candidates who sought to fill the seat that came open with the retirement of Justice Marla Luckert.
The governor will choose one and has 60 days to make her pick.
Jayaram led all three rounds of balloting, receiving nine votes each time.
He led the first round followed by Folsom and Wonnell each with eight votes, federal prosecutor Molly Gordon with six and District Judge Amy Hanley tied at four with Kristen Wheeler, chair of the Board of Tax Appeals.
In the second round, Jayaram led with nine votes followed by Folsom with seven, Wonnell with six and Wheeler and Gordon each tied with five. Hanley didn’t get out of the second round.
In the last round, Jayaram finished with nine votes followed by Folsom with seven and Wonnell with five. Gordon and Wheeler tied at three votes. The top three were recommended to the governor.
Overall, Jayaram amassed 27 votes over three rounds of voting compared to 22 for Folsom and 19 for Wonnell.
Here’s how the nominating commission of five lawyers and four nonlawyers voted round by round (and the ballots for Round 1, Round 2, and Round 3 if you want to see them.
Terry Campbell
Lawrence
Chair
Elected by lawyers statewide
Round I (vote for up to five)
Carl Folsom III
Molly McMurray Gordon
Amy Hanley
Christopher Jayaram
Robert Wonnell
Round II (vote for up to four)
Molly McMurray Gordon
Christopher Jayaram
Robert Wonnell
Round III (vote for up to three)
Carl Folsom III
Christopher Jayaram
Robert Wonnell
Robert J. Frederick
Lakin
Elected by lawyers in 1st Congressional District
Round I (vote for up to five)
Meryl Carver-Allmond
Carl Folsom III
Molly McMurray Gordon
Christopher Jayaram
Robert Wonnell
Round II (vote for up to four)
Carl Folsom III
Christopher Jayaram
Kristen Wheeler
Robert Wonnell
Round III (vote for up to three)
Carl Folsom III
Christopher Jayaram
Robert Wonnell
Diane Oakes
Lawrence
Appointed by Gov. Laura Kelly
Round I (vote for up to five)
Meryl Carver-Allmond
Carl Folsom III
Amy Hanley
Christopher Jayaram
Robert Wonnell
Round II (vote for up to four)
Carl Folsom III
Amy Hanley
Christopher Jayaram
Robert Wonnell
Round III (vote for up to three)
Carl Folsom III
Christopher Jayaram
Robert Wonnell
Ebony S. Clemons
Wichita
Appointed by Gov. Laura Kelly
Round I (vote for up to five)
Meryl Carver-Allmond
Molly McMurray Gordon
Christopher Jayaram
Kristen Wheeler
Robert Wonnell
Round II (vote for up to four)
Molly McMurray Gordon
Christopher Jayaram
Kristen Wheeler
Robert Wonnell
Round III (vote for up to three)
Molly McMurray Gordon
Christopher Jayaram
Robert Wonnell
Rachael Pirner
Wichita
Elected by lawyers in 4th Congressional District
Round I (vote for up to five)
Carl Folsom III
Molly McMurray Gordon
Christopher Jayaram
Kristen Wheeler
Robert Wonnell
Round II (vote for up to four)
Carl Folsom III
Molly McMurray Gordon
Christopher Jayaram
Kristen Wheeler
Round III (vote for up to three)
Molly McMurray Gordon
Christopher Jayaram
Kristen Wheeler
Carol Marinovich
Kansas City, Kan.
Appointed by Gov Laura Kelly
Round I (Vote for up to five)
Carl Folsom III
Amy Hanley
Christopher Jayaram
Kristen Wheeler
Robert Wonnell
Round II (vote for up to four)
Carl Folsom III
Molly McMurray Gordon
Christopher Jayaram
Kristen Wheeler
Round III (vote for up to three)
Carl Folsom III
Christopher Jayaram
Kristen Wheeler
Katie McClaflin
Overland Park
Elected by lawyers in 3rd Congressional District
Round I (Vote for up to five)
Carl Folsom III
Christopher Jayaram
Robert Wonnell
Round II (vote for up to four)
Carl Folsom III
Christopher Jayaram
Robert Wonnell
Round III (vote for up to three)
Carl Folsom III
Molly McMurray Gordon
Christopher Jayaram
Frances Graves
Bartlett
Appointed by Gov. Laura Kelly
Round I (Vote for up to five)
Carl Folsom III
Molly McMurray Gordon
Amy Hanley
Christopher Jayaram
Kristen Wheeler
Round II (vote for up to four)
Carl Folsom III
Christopher Jayaram
Kristen Wheeler
Round III (vote for up to three)
Carl Folsom III
Christopher Jayaram
Kristen Wheeler
Jennifer Cocking
Emporia
Elected by lawyers in 2nd Congressional District
Round I (Vote for up.to five candidates)
Carl Folsom III
Molly McMurray Gordon
Christopher Jayaram
Robert Wonnell
Round II (vote for up to four candidates)
Carl Folsom III
Molly McMurray Gordon
Christopher Jayaram
Robert Wonnell
Round II (for up.to three candidates)
Carl Folsom III
Christopher Jayaram
Robert Wonnell
