Johnson County District Court Judge Erica K. Schoenig will appear on the Nov. 3 general election ballot for a nonpartisan retention vote.
Voters will decide whether to retain Schoenig in District 10, Division 5. She has served on the bench since Governor Sam Brownback appointed her on Aug. 7, 2013, according to the Johnson County District Court. The race is nonpartisan. The retention question is certified for the ballot, according to BallotReady election data.
Candidate information
- Name: Erica K. Schoenig
- Office sought: Kansas District Court Judge, District 10, Division 5 (retention)
- Party: Nonpartisan
- Born: 1974, Dodge City, Kansas
- Education: Bachelor's degree from Wichita State University (1998); law degree from the University of Kansas (2001)
Experience and public service
Schoenig began her legal career as a law clerk in the Tenth Judicial District from August to December 2001, according to court records. She then served as an assistant district attorney in Johnson County from 2001 to 2007.
She ran her own firm from 2007 to 2013. Schoenig Law Firm LLC handled her private practice before Brownback appointed her to the District 10 bench in August 2013, according to BallotReady profile data.
Schoenig has also held professional leadership roles. She served on the Kansas Supreme Court Access to Justice Committee from 2014 to 2020, chairing the committee from 2019 to 2020, according to court records. She has been a member of the Johnson County Bar Association Board of Directors since January 2023.
Schoenig is a past president of the Johnson County Family Law American Inn of Court. Her professional memberships include the Kansas Bar Association, the Kansas District Judges Association, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and the American Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, according to court records.
Before joining the bench, she was a member of the Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2007–2013), the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2008–2013), the Kansas County and District Attorneys Association (2002–2007) and the National District Attorneys Association (2003–2007).
On the issues
No issue responses from Schoenig were available for this profile.
Endorsements
The Johnson County Bar Association has recommended Schoenig's retention in four consecutive judicial evaluation surveys:
- 2022: 95% of surveyed attorneys (105 responses) said Schoenig should be retained
- 2020: 95% of surveyed attorneys (83 responses) said Schoenig should be retained
- 2018: 96% of surveyed attorneys (112 responses) said Schoenig should be retained
- 2016: 95% of surveyed attorneys (151 responses) said Schoenig should be retained
Candidate information in this profile comes from the Johnson County District Court, BallotReady and the Johnson County Bar Association. No candidate questionnaire responses were available at the time of publication.
