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K.S.A. § 20-105 (2026)

Qualifications of justices

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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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1984–2021 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Haught v. Donnahoe, 321 S.E.2d 677 (W. Va. 1984).
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State Ex Rel. Haught v. Donnahoe, 321 S.E.2d 677 (W. Va. 1984). · cites it 2× “Ill, § 7; Kan.Stat.Ann. §§ 20-105, 20-334 (1981); Ky.”
Dool v. Burke, 497 F. App'x 782 (10th Cir. 2012). “See Kan. Stat. Ann. § 20-105 (Supreme Court); id.”
In re Equalization Appeals of Walmart Stores (Kan. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “20-3020(d); K.S.A. 20-105. The members of our state's Supreme Court have the same qualification requirements.”
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