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Eric Rosen Chief Justice
Chief Justice, Kansas Supreme Court
Background: In the 1980s, he worked as an assistant district attorney in Shawnee County, associate general counsel for the Office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner, and an associate at at Porter, Fairchild, Wachter, and Haney. In 1990, he became a partner at Hein, Ebert, and Rosen.
At a glance
- Court
- Kansas Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- Yes
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) (2005)
- Appointed by
- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D)
- Appointment date
- 2005
- Took office
- 2005
- Current term ends
- January 11, 2027
- Next election or retention vote
- November 3, 2026 (retention election)
- Last election
- November 3, 2020
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Kansas, 1975
- Law: Washburn University School of Law, 1984
- Graduate: University of Kansas, 1975
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (Bar-controlled commission)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Eric Rosen’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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