About the Kansas Court of Appeals The Court of Appeals judges are selected by the Governor from a list of qualified individuals submitted to him/her by the Supreme Court Nominating Commission. The judges serve terms of four years and are required to stand for a retention vote by the citizens of Kansas every four years. The Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court appoints one of the 12 Court of Appeals judges chief judge of the Court of Appeals. Two additional judges (one per year) will be added to the Court of Appeals to bring the total number of judges to 14 by 2006. For a full description of the Kansas Court of Appeals, visit: Kansas Court of Appeals "Purpose and Authority" Meet the Judges Below is basic biographical information about the Kansas Court of Appeals Judges. For information on their retention date and Kansas Judicial Watch's recommendation on retention, click here. For more information on their various decisions and their impact, click here. Chief Judge Gary W. Rulon -- Republican. 65 years old. Appointed Chief Judge in 2001 by Kay McFarland. Appointed to the Court of Appeals in 1988 by Republican Gov. Mike Hayden. He is eligible for retention vote in November 2006. More information on Judge Rulon can be found here. Judge Jerry G. Elliott -- Republican. 68 years old. Appointed to the Court of Appeals in 1987 by Democratic Gov. John Carlin. Eligible for retention vote in November 2006. More information can be found on Judge Elliott here. Judge G. Joseph Pierron -- Republican. 59 years old. Appointed to the Court of Appeals in 1990 by Republican Gov. Mike Hayden. Eligible for retention vote in November 2008. More information on Judge Pierron can be found here. Judge Henry W. Green, Jr. -- Democrat. 56 years old. Appointed in 1993 by Democratic Gov. Joan Finney. Eligible for retention vote in November 2006. More information on Judge Green can be found here. Judge Christel E. Marquardt -- Republican. 70 years old. Appointed to the Court of Appeals in 1995 by Republican Gov. Bill Graves. No longer eligible for a retention vote. More information on Judge Marquardt can be found here. Judge Lee A. Johnson -- Republican. 58 years old. Appointed in 2001 by Republican Gov. Bill Graves. Eligible for retention vote in November 2006. More information on Judge Johnson can be found here. Judge Tom Malone -- Democrat. 52 years old. Appointed in 2003 by Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Eligible for retention vote in November 2006. More information on Judge Malone can be found here. Judge Richard Greene -- Democrat. 56 years old. Appointed to the Court of Appeals in 2003 by Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Eligible for retention vote in November 2008. More information on Judge Greene can be found here. Judge Stephen Hill -- Democrat. 55 years old. Appointed to the Court of Appeals in 2003 by Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Eligible for retention vote in November 2006. More information on Judge Hill can be found here. Judge Patrick McAnany -- Republican. 62 years old. Appointed to the Court of Appeals in 2004 by Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Eligible for retention vote in November 2006. More information on Judge McAnany can be found here. Judge Nancy Caplinger -- Unaffiliated. 46 years old. Appointed to the Court of Appeals in 2004 by Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Eligible for retention vote in November 2006. More information on Judge Caplinger can be found here. Judge Michael Buser -- Democrat. 54 years old. Appointed to the Court of Appeals in 2004 by Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Eligible for retention vote in November 2006. More information on Judge Buser can be found here.