The Kansas Senate has confirmed Governor Laura Kelly’s nomination of a Kansas City-area attorney to the state’s second-highest court.
The vote Wednesday was 37-1 for Sarah Warner of Lenexa to be Court of Appeals judge.
The governor submitted Warner’s name to the Republican-controlled Senate after it rejected Labette County District Judge Jeffry Jack’s nomination over his political tweets in 2017. Kelly tried to withdraw Jack’s nomination in March and touched off a legal battle. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Kelly could not legally withdraw the nomination.
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