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Kansas Supreme Court Justices, seated from left, Justice Dan Biles; Chief Justice Eric Rosen; Justice Caleb Stegall. Standing from left, Justice Melissa Taylor Standridge; Justice K.J. Wall; Justice Larkin Walsh/Kansas Judicial Center photo On August...

Out on the campaign trail as I run for state representative in the 17th district, I often hear people describe the idea of electing our supreme court justices in partisan elections as unseemly – or similar terms implying it’s improper, distasteful, or...

I disagree with the sentiment that the way we pick Kansas Supreme Court justices is somehow above reproach and free from political taint and influence. I hate to break the news to those that share this sentiment, but the process is rife with politics...