Judge, Kansas Court of Appeals

Kim R. Schroeder is a judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals, appointed in 2013⁵⁴. He was a district judge in southwest Kansas for 14 years and practiced law in Hugoton before that⁴. He is on the November 3, 2026 ballot in a retention vote¹.

• Judge, Kansas Court of Appeals, since 2013⁵⁴
• District judge, 26th Judicial District, 1999 to 2013⁴
• Attorney and partner, Brollier, Wolf & Schroeder, Hugoton, 1982 to 1999⁴
• Law degree (1982) and bachelor's degree (1979), Washburn University⁴
• Appointed to the Kansas Court of Appeals in 2013⁵⁴. 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 Kim R. Schroeder: retention recommendation 89 percent and overall performance 87 percent on the survey's scale, where 50 is neutral³².