Court: Kansas Senate must vote to keep nominee off bench
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May 10, 2019
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas Supreme Court decision will force the state Senate into voting to reject a judicial nominee over political tweets that lawmakers found offensive.
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly did not have the authority under a 2013 state law to withdraw her nomination of Labette County District Judge Jeffry Jack for the Kansas Court of Appeals, the state's second-highest court. And, under the law, if the Senate fails take a vote by next week, Jack would be considered confirmed.
Kelly's withdrawal of Jack's nomination in March touched off an u...
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