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Kansas Supreme Court
The highest court in Kansas. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Assisted appointment (Bar-controlled commission)How justices are chosenA nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
6 yearsTerm length
7Sitting justices
1861Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Eric Rosen
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2005
Appointed by Kathleen Sebelius (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Daniel Biles
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 7, 2009
Appointed by Kathleen Sebelius (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
K. Christopher Jayaram
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: August 3, 2026
Appointed by Laura Kelly (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Melissa Standridge
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: December 14, 2020
Appointed by Laura Kelly (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Caleb Stegall
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: December 5, 2014
Appointed by Sam Brownback (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Keynen Wall
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: August 3, 2020
Appointed by Laura Kelly (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Larkin Walsh
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: September 17, 2025
Appointed by Laura Kelly (D)
Source: Ballotpedia, Kansas Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.