Who is running for Kansas Court of Appeals, Retention: Judge Jacy Hurst (Position 13) in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Kansas Court of Appeals, Retention: Judge Jacy Hurst (Position 13) 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.
Jacy Hurst
· IncumbentJudge, 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.
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