Judge, Kansas Court of Appeals

Lesley Ann Isherwood is a judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals, appointed in 2021 and sworn in on April 30, 2021⁵⁴. She was a senior assistant district attorney for Sedgwick County 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 April 30, 2021⁵⁴
• Senior assistant district attorney, Sedgwick County District Attorney's Office, 1999 to 2021; argued hundreds of cases before the Kansas Court of Appeals and Supreme Court⁴
• Bachelor's degree, Washburn University (1995); law degree, Washburn University School of Law (1998)⁴
• Appointed to the Kansas Court of Appeals in 2021 and sworn in on April 30, 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 Lesley Ann Isherwood: retention recommendation 75 percent and overall performance 74 percent on the survey's scale, where 50 is neutral³².