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Melissa Standridge
Justice, Kansas Supreme Court
Background: After graduating from law school, Standridge was chambers counsel for Elmo Hunter, a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. From 1995 to 1999, she was an associate attorney at Shook, Hardy & Bacon.
At a glance
- Court
- Kansas Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Laura Kelly (D) (November 30, 2020); retained by voters in a retention election on November 8, 2022
- Appointed by
- Gov. Laura Kelly (D)
- Appointment date
- November 30, 2020
- Took office
- December 14, 2020
- Current term ends
- January 8, 2029
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Not listed
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Kansas, 1984
- Law: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 1993
- Prior offices
- Kansas Court of Appeals Position 13 (2008 - 2020)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (Bar-controlled commission)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Melissa Standridge’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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