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The Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission (SCNC) was established in 1958 with an amendment to the state's constitution. It is tasked with presenting the governor with a slate of three candidates whenever a vacancy occurs on the Kansas Supreme Court. The Court of Appeals used the same process until 2013 when the Kansas Legislature changed the process to a candidate being nominated by the governor and approved by the Kansas Senate.〔(The Kansas Meadowlark )〕 The Commission is a nine-member board. Four of the Commission's members are non-attorneys appointed by the Governor; four others are attorneys selected by attorneys in each of the State's four Congressional Districts. The Chair of the Commission, currently Anne Burke, must be a lawyer. This person is chosen in a statewide vote in which only lawyers licensed to practice law in Kansas are allowed to vote. After voting, the Commission sends the names of three individuals to the Governor for each vacancy. The votes of the SCNC are not made public. The Governor interviews the candidates and makes the appointment. The justices and judges then stand for retention, six years for a Supreme Court justice and four years for a Court of Appeals judge.〔(Kansas Judicial Branch website )〕 ==Current members of the Commission== * Anne Burke (Chairman) * David Rebein/Linda Weis (First Congressional District) * Natalie Haag/Felita Kahrs (Second Congressional District) * Matthew Keenan/Robert Hayworth (Third Congressional District) * Jay Fowler/Gary Mason (Fourth Congressional District)〔(List of commission members from Supreme Court's web page ).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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