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00000179-cdc6-d978-adfd-cfc6d7d40002Coverage of the issues, races and people shaping Kansas elections in 2016, including statewide coverage in partnership with KCUR, Kansas Public Radio, and High Plains Public Radio.

Local Attorneys Association Encourages Voters To Learn More About District Judge Races

Kellie Hogan
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Wichita Women Attorneys Association
District judicial race candidates gathered together for a forum at WSU's Hughes Metroplex Center.

The Wichita Women's Attorneys Association is encouraging voters to learn more about the candidates in the 20 district judicial races in Sedgwick County on the Aug. 2 ballot. 

There are four contested races in the county's 18th Judicial District Court: divisions 3, 14, 21 and 24. Two have sitting judges.

Credit Carla Eckels / KMUW
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Kellie Hogan

The Wichita Women Attorneys Association's Kellie Hogan says outcomes of the judicial races impact many in the community and voters quite often have very little information. She says there are various ways for voters to find out about the judicial candidates.

"The judges all have websites, Facebook pages, things like that," Hogan says. "I believe all the candidates are open to direct questions from citizens. It is important for people to remember though that our judges are supposed to be neutral the same way a referee in a ballgame is neutral. They can’t have made up their mind about which side is going to win before they hear the case."

All candidates are Republican. The races very likely will be decided during next month's primary election.

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Carla Eckels is assistant news director and the host of Soulsations. Follow her on Twitter @Eckels.

 
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Carla Eckels is Director of Organizational Culture at KMUW. She produces and hosts the R&B and gospel show Soulsations and brings stories of race and culture to The Range with the monthly segment In the Mix. Carla was inducted into The Kansas African American Museum's Trailblazers Hall of Fame in 2020 for her work in broadcast/journalism.