Judge, Kansas Court of Appeals

Amy Fellows Cline is a judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals, appointed in 2020 and sworn in on February 26, 2021⁵⁴. She was a Wichita litigator for about 20 years before joining the court⁴. She is on the November 3, 2026 ballot in a retention vote¹.

• Judge, Kansas Court of Appeals, appointed 2020, sworn in February 26, 2021⁵⁴
• About 20 years as a trial lawyer in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies; attorney at Triplett Woolf Garretson, Wichita, 2004 to 2021, and Fleeson Gooing Coulson & Kitch, Wichita, 2000 to 2004⁴
• Bachelor's degree, Wichita State University (1997); law degree, University of Kansas School of Law (2000)⁴
• Appointed to the Kansas Court of Appeals in 2020 and sworn in on February 26, 2021 (swearing-in video date on the court's profile)⁵⁴. Court of Appeals judges are appointed by the governor and then face retention votes; the current term runs January 2023 to January 2027⁴.
• Bar poll: Kansas Bar Association 2026 Judicial Retention Survey (a voluntary survey of licensed Kansas lawyers who have worked with the judge; not an endorsement). Results for Amy Fellows Cline: retention recommendation 83 percent and overall performance 82 percent on the survey's scale, where 50 is neutral³².