Karen Arnold-Burger
2011 - Present
2029
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Karen Arnold-Burger is a judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals. She assumed office on March 4, 2011. Her current term ends on January 15, 2029.
Arnold-Burger ran for re-election for judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals. She won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.
Arnold-Burger was appointed to the court by former Democratic Governor Mark Parkinson on January 6, 2011, and was sworn in on March 4, 2011.[1][2] Arnold-Burger was retained on November 6, 2012, and again on November 8, 2016.[3]
Arnold-Burger is the chief judge on the Kansas Court of Appeals. She was selected by the Kansas Supreme Court for a four-year term beginning in January 2017.[4]
Education
Arnold-Burger received her bachelor's degrees from the University of Kansas in 1978 and her J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1981.[1]
Career
Arnold-Burger began her legal career as a labor relations attorney for an energy company. She next went into public service, as a first assistant city attorney for the City of Overland Park and later as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Kansas. She was appointed to the Overland Park Municipal Court bench in 1991. She served as a municipal court judge until her appointment to the Kansas Court of Appeals in 2011.[1]
Awards and associations
- 2006 Justinian Award for Professional Excellence, Johnson County Bar Association
- Past president, Johnson County Bar Association
- Past president, Kansas Municipal Judges Association
- Past president, Earl E. O'Connor Inn of Court
- Past executive board member, American Bar Association Judicial Division National Conference of Specialized Court Judges (NCSCJ)
- Board of Governors, University of Kansas School of Law[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Kansas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
Kansas Court of Appeals, Karen Arnold-Burger's seat
Karen Arnold-Burger was retained to the Kansas Court of Appeals on November 5, 2024 with 68.8% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
68.8
|
710,812 | ||
No |
31.2
|
321,739 | |||
Total Votes |
1,032,551 | ||||
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|
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Arnold-Burger in this election.
2020
Kansas Court of Appeals
Karen Arnold-Burger was retained to the Kansas Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020 with 69.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
69.7
|
805,056 | ||
No |
30.3
|
349,548 | |||
Total Votes |
1,154,604 | ||||
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|
2016
Judge Arnold-Burger filed to stand for retention by voters in 2016.[5]
Election results
November 8 general election
Karen Arnold-Burger was retained in the Kansas Court of Appeals, Arnold-Burger's Seat election with 60.18% of the vote.
| Kansas Court of Appeals, Arnold-Burger's Seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Karen Arnold-Burger | 60.18% | |
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State Official Results | ||
2012
- See also: Kansas judicial elections, 2012
Arnold-Burger successfully stood for retention to the Kansas Court of Appeals on November 6, 2012.[6][7] She earned retention with 71 percent of the vote, receiving 625,724 yes votes.[3]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Karen Arnold-Burger did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kansas Judicial Branch, "Honorable Karen Arnold-Burger," accessed June 1, 2015
- ↑ The Topeka Capital-Journal Online, "Appellate judge takes oath," March 4, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 Official Election Results," accessed June 1, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "Judge Karen Arnold-Burger selected as chief judge of Kansas Court of Appeals," December 8, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Lists," accessed August 5, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Lists," accessed June 1, 2015 Select "2012 General"
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 Election Information," accessed June 1, 2015
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Kansas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Kansas
State courts:
Kansas Supreme Court • Kansas Court of Appeals • Kansas District Courts • Kansas Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Kansas • Kansas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kansas
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