Judge, Kansas Court of Appeals

Jacy Hurst is a judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals, appointed in 2021 and sworn in on August 13, 2021⁵⁴. She was a business and health care litigator in the Kansas City area before joining the court⁴. She is on the November 3, 2026 ballot in a retention vote¹.

• Judge, Kansas Court of Appeals, appointed 2021, sworn in August 13, 2021⁵⁴
• Attorney at Kutak Rock (2017 to 2021, partner from 2020) and Stinson Leonard Street (2007 to 2014), litigating business, health care regulatory and employment matters⁴
• General counsel and chief compliance officer, Swope Health Services (2014 to 2017)⁴
• Adjunct professor, Washburn University School of Law, since 2020; law degree, University of Kansas School of Law (2006)⁴
• Appointed to the Kansas Court of Appeals in 2021 and sworn in on August 13, 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 Jacy Hurst: retention recommendation 78 percent and overall performance 76 percent on the survey's scale, where 50 is neutral³².