20-364. Abolition of all associate district judge positions; creation of new district judge positions; procedure. (a) The terms of office of all associate district judges holding office on January 11, 1987, shall expire on that date and, on and after January 12, 1987, all associate district judge positions shall be abolished.
(b) On and after January 12, 1987, there is hereby created, in each judicial district, new district judge positions equal in number to the associate district judge positions abolished in the district pursuant to subsection (a).
(c) In a judicial district which elects judges of the district court:
(1) When an associate district judge of the district is elected or appointed for a term which, if not for the provisions of subsection (a), would expire on January 8, 1989, the judge shall be elected or appointed to serve through January 11, 1987, as associate district judge of the district and on and after January 12, 1987, through January 8, 1989, as district judge in one of the new positions to be created in the district by this section.
(2) The remaining new district judge positions to be created in the district by this section shall be filled by nomination and election at the state primary and general elections in 1986 in the same manner as the nomination and election of a district judge to an existing position in the district.
(d) In a judicial district which selects judges of the district court by nonpartisan selection:
(1) When an associate district judge of the district stands for retention or is appointed for a term which, if not for the provisions of subsection (a), would expire on January 8, 1989, the judge shall be retained or appointed to serve through January 11, 1987, as associate district judge of the district and on and after January 12, 1987, through January 8, 1989, as district judge in one of the new positions to be created in the district by this section.
(2) Each remaining associate district judge of the district whose term will expire January 11, 1987, shall be eligible to stand for retention at the state general election in 1986 as district judge in one of the new positions to be created in the district by this section in the same manner as an incumbent district judge in an existing position of the judicial district. If any such associate district judge does not file a declaration of candidacy for retention in office as district judge in a new position to be created by this section, the new position shall be filled in the manner provided for filling a vacancy in an existing district judge position in the judicial district.
(e) If it is provided by law that an associate district judge position eliminated pursuant to this section shall be in a particular county and if a new division of the district court is created to replace that associate district judge position, any district judge of the new division of the district court shall be required to be a resident of the county in which the former associate district judge position was located.
History: L. 1983, ch. 105, ยง 8; April 28.
Structure Kansas Statutes
20-301 District court in each county; jurisdiction.
20-301a Classes of judges; judge of the district court defined; jurisdiction, power and authority.
20-301b Judge required in each county.
20-302 District judges; power and authority.
20-302b District magistrate judges; jurisdiction, powers and duties; record; appeals.
20-304a Sealed instruments validated.
20-310a Appointments of judges pro tem; power and authority; compensation; reporting requirements.
20-311 Disqualification of judge to sit in certain cases.
20-311d Change of judge; procedure; grounds.
20-311e Same; punishment for contempt prohibited.
20-318a Training for attorneys and judges who work in juvenile court.
20-319 Powers and duties of departmental justices; reports and information.
20-320 Same; duties of chief justice; records and report.
20-321 Same; rules and regulations; assistants.
20-322 Same; name of act; citation.
20-323 Same; act supplemental to existing laws.
20-328 Pending actions and proceedings.
20-329 Chief judge; election by district court judges in such judicial district; duties.
20-331 Residence requirements of judges of the district court.
20-333 Abolishment of office of judge upon death, resignation or retirement in certain cases.
20-333b Transfer of pending proceedings to new district.
20-334 Qualifications of judges of the district court.
20-336 Election of district magistrate judges; election laws applicable.
20-338 District magistrate judge positions established.
20-341 District magistrate judges; expenses; retirement system.
20-342 District court rules for administrative operations of court and nonjudicial personnel.
20-343 Clerks of district courts; chief clerk; qualifications and duties of clerical personnel.
20-346a Parole and court services officers.
20-347 Location of courthouses; chief judge's duties.
20-348 County commissioners responsible for certain expenses of district court operations.
20-349 Budget for district court expenses payable by counties, preparation; approval of budget.
20-350 Disposition of money received by clerk; investment of moneys held; disposition of interest.
20-353 Conversion of district magistrate judge positions to new district judge positions; procedure.
20-354 Elimination of certain district magistrate judge positions; procedure.
20-357 Reproduction and preservation of court records.
20-358 Health care benefit coverage of district court officers and employees.
20-359 Certain district court officers and employees; fringe benefits; counties' duties.
20-360 Performance of marriage ceremonies; disposition of honorariums.
20-362 Disposition of docket fees.
20-365 Clerks of district courts; use of facsimile signature.
20-366 Security for district courts.
20-368 Disposition of bail forfeitures.
20-369 Domestic violence special program fee; disposition; expenditure of fund.
20-377 Court trustee; appointment.
20-380 Same; expenses; compensation; court trustee operations fund, purposes and expenditures.
20-381 Payment of authorized expenditures.
20-382 Authorized expenditures, when paid.
20-383 Court rules to implement act; review of requests for exemption.
20-384 Judicial district budgets; responsibilities of chief judge.