20-105. Qualifications of justices. No person shall be qualified to hold the office of justice of the supreme court, unless such person shall have been regularly admitted to practice law in the state of Kansas and has engaged in the active and continuous practice of law, as a lawyer, judge of a court of record or any court in this state, full-time teacher of law in an accredited law school or any combination thereof for a period of at least ten (10) years prior to the date of appointment as justice.
History: L. 1917, ch. 153, § 1; R.S. 1923, 20-105; L. 1976, ch. 146, § 2; April 19.
Structure Kansas Statutes
20-101 Court of record; jurisdiction; administrative authority; duties of chief justice.
20-101a Original jurisdiction in legislative apportionment cases.
20-105 Qualifications of justices.
20-108 Carrying out appellate court judgments and decrees by district courts.
20-115 Fees to state general fund.
20-116 Supplies; requisitions.
20-119 Supreme court nominating commission; selection of chairperson.
20-120 Same; selection of member from each congressional district.
20-121 Same; tie votes resolved by lot.
20-124 Same; appointment of nonlawyer members; vacancies.
20-126 Same; uncontested elections.
20-127 Same; change in status affecting membership; vacancies.
20-128 Same; appointment by chief justice to fill vacancy of lawyer member, when; certification.
20-129 Same; congressional redistricting; effect; staggered terms.
20-130 Same; canvassers of elections; duties.
20-131 Same; additional term for members.
20-132 Same; vacancies in supreme court; notification of chairman; nominations by commission.
20-133 Same; intent of act; powers and duties of commission.
20-134 Same; withdrawal of nominations and substitution of names, when.
20-135 Same; appointments by chief justice, when.
20-136 Same; acquisition of supplies and equipment.
20-137 Same; compensation of members; expenses.
20-139 Conferences of supreme court justices and certain judges; expenses.
20-152 Judicial study advisory committee; appointment; expenses.
20-155 Supreme court law library; law librarian and other personnel.
20-157 Same; transfer of certain publications, books, records and accounts from state library.
20-158 Budget for judicial branch of state government; preparation; submission.
20-159 Reproduction and preservation of court records; minimum standards.
20-160 Court may adopt rules relating to court records.
20-162 Supreme court to establish judicial personnel classification system; exceptions; contents.
20-163 Official station, justices and court of appeals judges.
20-164 Rules establishing expedited process for support, parenting time and child visitation orders.
20-165 Rules establishing child support guidelines.
20-166 Access to justice fund; expenditures; grant guidelines established by the supreme court.
20-167 Supervision fee for juvenile offender; fees paid to county general fund; waiver.
20-171 Severability of chapter 93 of the 2016 Session Laws of Kansas.