Justice, Kansas Supreme Court

Larkin E. Walsh was appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court in 2025 and was sworn in on September 17, 2025, succeeding Justice Evelyn Wilson, who resigned in July⁵⁶. Before that she practiced law in the Kansas City area, most recently as senior counsel at Stueve Siegel Hanson⁴. She is on the November 3, 2026 ballot in a retention vote, where voters decide whether she stays on the court¹.

• Justice, Kansas Supreme Court, since September 17, 2025⁵⁶
• Senior counsel, Stueve Siegel Hanson (2024 to 2025); partner, Sharp Law (2020 to 2024) and attorney there (2017 to 2020)⁴
• Research attorney to Justice Carol A. Beier, Kansas Supreme Court, and law clerk, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas; law degree, University of Kansas School of Law (2004)⁴
• Appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court in 2025 and sworn in September 17, 2025, to the seat of Justice Evelyn Wilson, who resigned in July 2025⁴⁵⁶. She faces her first retention vote in 2026¹.
• 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 Larkin E. Walsh: retention recommendation 91 percent and overall performance 88 percent on the survey's scale, where 50 is neutral³².