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Here is a court press release announcing that Judge Patrick McAnany will retire in early 2019. He has served on the Kansas Court of Appeals since 2004 and before that as a District Court Judge (including two terms as Chief Judge) in the Tenth Judicial District in Johnson County since 2015.
Pursuant to Kansas statute, the Governor has 60 days from the date of the vacancy to appoint a new Court of Appeals Judge, subject to confirmation by the Kansas Senate.
