Who is running for Kansas Supreme Court, Retention: Justice Larkin E. Walsh (Position 6) in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Kansas Supreme Court, Retention: Justice Larkin E. Walsh (Position 6) 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.
Larkin E. Walsh
· IncumbentJustice, Kansas Supreme Court
Larkin E. Walsh was appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court in 2025 and was sworn in on September 17, 2025, succeeding Justice Evelyn Wilson, who resigned in July56. Before that she practiced law in the Kansas City area, most recently as senior counsel at Stueve Siegel Hanson4. She is on the November 3, 2026 ballot in a retention vote, where voters decide whether she stays on the court1.
- Justice, Kansas Supreme Court, since September 17, 202556
- Senior counsel, Stueve Siegel Hanson (2024 to 2025); partner, Sharp Law (2020 to 2024) and attorney there (2017 to 2020)4
- Research attorney to Justice Carol A. Beier, Kansas Supreme Court, and law clerk, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas; law degree, University of Kansas School of Law (2004)4
- Appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court in 2025 and sworn in September 17, 2025, to the seat of Justice Evelyn Wilson, who resigned in July 2025456. She faces her first retention vote in 20261.
- 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 Larkin E. Walsh: retention recommendation 91 percent and overall performance 88 percent on the survey's scale, where 50 is neutral32.
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