Who is running for Kansas Supreme Court, Retention: Justice Eric S. Rosen (Position 4) in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Kansas Supreme Court, Retention: Justice Eric S. Rosen (Position 4) 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.
Eric S. Rosen
· IncumbentChief Justice, Kansas Supreme Court
Eric S. Rosen is Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court, a role he began in January 20264. He has served on the court since November 2005 and was a district judge in Shawnee County before that53. He is on the November 3, 2026 ballot in a retention vote, where voters decide whether he stays on the court1.
- Chief Justice, Kansas Supreme Court, since January 2, 2026; Justice since November 18, 20054
- Judge, Kansas 3rd Judicial District (Shawnee County), about 12 and a half years before joining the Supreme Court3
- Earlier an assistant district attorney, an associate general counsel for the Kansas Securities Commissioner and a private practice lawyer3
- Bachelor's and master's degrees (with honors), University of Kansas; law degree, Washburn University School of Law3
- Appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court in 2005 (the court lists his term as beginning November 18, 2005, after Justice Robert Gernon, whose term ended March 30, 2005)54. He became Chief Justice on January 2, 2026, with an investiture on January 8, 202645.
- 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 Eric S. Rosen: retention recommendation 88 percent and overall performance 87 percent on the survey's scale, where 50 is neutral32.
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