Who is running for Kansas Court of Appeals, Retention: Judge Amy Fellows Cline (Position 3) in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Kansas Court of Appeals, Retention: Judge Amy Fellows Cline (Position 3) on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for all voters in Kansas.
This is a retention vote: voters decide yes or no on keeping this judge for another term. Judges may not promise how they would rule, so we show experience and record instead of issue positions.
Amy Fellows Cline
· IncumbentJudge, Kansas Court of Appeals
Amy Fellows Cline is a judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals, appointed in 2020 and sworn in on February 26, 202154. She was a Wichita litigator for about 20 years before joining the court4. She is on the November 3, 2026 ballot in a retention vote1.
- Judge, Kansas Court of Appeals, appointed 2020, sworn in February 26, 202154
- About 20 years as a trial lawyer in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies; attorney at Triplett Woolf Garretson, Wichita, 2004 to 2021, and Fleeson Gooing Coulson & Kitch, Wichita, 2000 to 20044
- Bachelor's degree, Wichita State University (1997); law degree, University of Kansas School of Law (2000)4
- Appointed to the Kansas Court of Appeals in 2020 and sworn in on February 26, 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 Amy Fellows Cline: retention recommendation 83 percent and overall performance 82 percent on the survey's scale, where 50 is neutral32.
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