Keynen Wall Jr.
Non-Partisan | Kansas
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Keynen Wall Jr.
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
Supreme Court (retention)
Incumbent
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Justice Keynen Wall Jr was appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court in August of 2020 by Governor Laura Kelly (D) to fill the vacancy of Lawton Nuss. He was a judicial clerk for John Lungstrum. He was a partner at Forbes Law Group, LLC and “represented county hospitals, rural healthcare providers, and community mental health centers throughout Kansas.” [source] Prior Justice Keynen was senior legal counsel at Federated Insurance in Minnesota. [source]
Notable Cases:
- In Butler v. Shawnee Mission School District Board of Education Wall joined Biles opinion. Parents of students brought constitutional challenge statute requiring face masks in schools during COVID-19. Held the court did not have jurisdiction to decide parents claim because SB 40 did not apply to the challenge. Found attorney general intervention allowed for appeal of holding. Found the attorney general was entitled to appeal the case. Held the trial court should have decided constitutionality due to doctrine of constitutional avoidance.
- In State v Rinke Wall signed the pur curiam opinion. Defendant after engaging in intercourse resulting in the strangulation and death the victim was charged with felony murder and aggravated kidnapping. Court held the state failed to present substantial competent evidence that the crimes were for the purpose of sexual gratification. And defendant did not need to register as a sex offender.
- In the Matter of MARTY K. CLARK concurred in Justice Stegall's concurrence. Case involved former Justice who had posted nude photos of himself to a swingers website. The court held the former Justice had violated rules. The concurrence argued that the conduct of the justice was "grossly immoral"; however they disagree that the court should take action as there is no violate and said "let us be clear--the behavior were talking about consists entirely of the lawful, private, consensual sexual practices of Judge Clark. Behavior that was only discovered by the Examiner and the Commission because it was disclosed by a disgruntled participant in that behavior."
Judge Voter Guide gave 2 Stars and voted to "replace."
QUESTIONNAIRE
VALUES
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
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Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
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Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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What types of pro bono work have you done?
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ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
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What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?
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Why should the voters choose you?
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I voted in these primaries and general elections:
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JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY
Justices should not interpret the federal and state constitutions as living documents, but should use a textualist and originalist approach to interpretation.
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What is the proper use of legislative history in interpreting statutory law?
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Which current or past U.S. Supreme Court justice best reflects your judicial philosophy?
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How should a court address the balance between public health and individual freedoms in the time of a pandemic?
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In light of the case Bostock v. Clayton County, in which the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include a prohibition on sexual-orientation discrimination, which justice’s opinion most closely aligns with your own opinion?
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What role (if any) does a judge have in maintaining the separation of church and state?
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Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
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When should a judge overturn past court decisions?
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How should a judge determine which rights are protected by the Constitution even though they are not specifically mentioned?
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What legal principles should a court consider when evaluating parents’ objection to their child obtaining medical procedures or drugs designed to affirm the child’s desired gender?
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What principles should guide a court’s analysis of whether your state’s constitution gives terminally ill patients a right to assisted suicide?
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Would you describe your judicial philosophy as originalist, living constitutionalist, or something else?
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