Who is running for Kansas Court of Appeals, Retention: Judge Lesley Ann Isherwood (Position 2) in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Kansas Court of Appeals, Retention: Judge Lesley Ann Isherwood (Position 2) 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.
Lesley Ann Isherwood
· IncumbentJudge, 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.
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