Tag: Kansas judges
WichitaLiberty.TV: Joseph Ashby on Kansas judges, schools, and the president
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Radio Show Host Joseph Ashby joins host Bob Weeks to talk about Kansas judges, Kansas schools, and presidential politics.
Kansas Supreme Court: Making law, part 3
Do the justices on the Kansas Supreme Court make new law? Yes, and here is another example.
Kansas Supreme Court: Making law, part 2
Do the justices on the Kansas Supreme Court make new law? Yes, and here is an example.
Kansas Supreme Court: Selecting Judges
While many believe that judges should not “legislate from the bench,” that is, make law themselves, the reality is that lawmaking is a judicial function.
As lawmakers, Kansas judges should be selected democratically
While many believe that judges should not “legislate from the bench,” the reality is that lawmaking is a judicial function. In a democracy, lawmakers should be elected under the principle of “one person, one vote.” But Kansas, which uses the Missouri Plan for judicial selection to its highest court, violates this principle.
In Kansas, politics may now cure its own harm
The reason that Caleb Stegall, the current nominee, is not already on the bench is politics.
As lawmakers, Kansas judges should be selected democratically
While many believe that judges should not “legislate from the bench,” the reality is that lawmaking is a judicial function. In a democracy, lawmakers should be elected under the principle of “one person, one vote.” But Kansas, which uses the Missouri Plan for judicial selection to its two highest courts, violates this principle.
Kansas judicial selection: The need for reform
On an episode of the KAKE Television public affairs program “This Week in Kansas” Stephen Ware explains the problems with the method Kansas uses to select judges to its highest courts.
Reaction to Kansas school lawsuit decision
Following are several reactions to the decision in Gannon vs. Kansas, the school funding lawsuit. The court ruled the state must spend more on schools.
