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Commission Members

The 2006 Legislature passed, and the Governor signed, House Substitute for Senate Bill No. 337, which established the Kansas Commission on Judicial Performance. The bill was effective July 1, 2006. The members of the Kansas Commission on Judicial Performance are appointed by the Judicial Council pursuant to K.S.A. 20-3202. The current members are:

  • Richard F. Hayse, Chair, Topeka, appointed in 2006 for a 4-year term, which will end December 31, 2010.


  • A. Dale Chaffin, Mission, non-lawyer from the Third Congressional District, appointed in 2008 to complete the term of Gary Alexander, which term will end December 31, 2010.


  • Sara S. Beezley, Girard, lawyer from the Second Congressional District, appointed in 2006 for a 2-year term, which will end December 31, 2008.


  • Senator Donald Betts, Wichita, non-lawyer, at-large position, appointed in 2006 for a 2-year term, which will end December 31, 2008.


  • Professor James Concannon, Topeka, lawyer, at-large position, appointed in 2006 for a 4-year term, which will end December 31, 2010.


  • Gloria Farha Flentje, Wichita, lawyer from the Fourth Congressional District, appointed in 2006 for a 4-year term, which will end December 31, 2010.


  • Martha Garcia, Wichita, non-lawyer from the Fourth Congressional District, appointed in 2006 for a 2-year term, which will end December 31, 2008.


  • Dr. Richard P. Heil, Hays, non-lawyer from the First Congressional District, appointed in 2006 for a 2-year term, which will end December 31, 2008.


  • Nancy Kindling, Topeka, non-lawyer from the Second Congressional District, appointed in 2006 for a 4-year term, which will end December 31, 2010.


  • Honorable Larry McClain, Overland Park, retired district court judge from the Third Congressional District, appointed in 2006 for a 2-year term, which will end December 31, 2008.


  • Representative Michael R. O’Neal, Hutchinson, lawyer from the First Congressional District, appointed in 2006 for a 4-year term, which will end December 31, 2010.


  • Dr. Malia Reddick, Des Moines, IA, non-lawyer, at-large position, appointed in 2006 for a 4-year term, which will end December 31, 2010.


  • Honorable Fred N. Six, Lawrence, retired Supreme Court Justice, at-large position, appointed in 2006 for a 2-year term, which will end December 31, 2008.
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