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Governor Laura Kelly has tapped Chris Jayaram, a seasoned district court judge with two decades in private practice, to fill the Kansas Supreme Court vacancy left by retiring Chief Justice Marla Luckert. Jayaram, who earned his law degree from Lewis and Clark College and his undergrad from the University of Kansas, brings a robust legal background to the bench — though his appointment has drawn criticism from groups like Kansas Family Voice, who allege political bias in his past rulings. Jayaram vows to uphold impartiality. He’s currently overseeing a high-stakes abortion clinic regulations case with far-reaching implications. This marks Kelly’s fifth Supreme Court pick — and her last before voters decide in August whether to shift judicial selection from merit-based appointments to statewide elections.

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