Chief Justice, Kansas Supreme Court

Eric S. Rosen is Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court, a role he began in January 2026⁴. He has served on the court since November 2005 and was a district judge in Shawnee County before that⁵³. He is on the November 3, 2026 ballot in a retention vote, where voters decide whether he stays on the court¹.

• Chief Justice, Kansas Supreme Court, since January 2, 2026; Justice since November 18, 2005⁴
• Judge, Kansas 3rd Judicial District (Shawnee County), about 12 and a half years before joining the Supreme Court³
• Earlier an assistant district attorney, an associate general counsel for the Kansas Securities Commissioner and a private practice lawyer³
• Bachelor's and master's degrees (with honors), University of Kansas; law degree, Washburn University School of Law³
• Appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court in 2005 (the court lists his term as beginning November 18, 2005, after Justice Robert Gernon, whose term ended March 30, 2005)⁵⁴. He became Chief Justice on January 2, 2026, with an investiture on January 8, 2026⁴⁵.
• 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 Eric S. Rosen: retention recommendation 88 percent and overall performance 87 percent on the survey's scale, where 50 is neutral³².