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Rodger L. Woods Jr

Republican · KS · District Court Judge, Eighteenth Judicial District, Division 7

Rodger L. Woods Jr is a Sedgwick County district judge who hears civil cases and drug court cases. He served in the Army and earned his law degree at the University of Kansas.

Where Rodger L. Woods Jr stands, based on their records

Supports

Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)

Track record

Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support

  • Publicly backed creating a veterans treatment court in Sedgwick County. He said the drug court he oversaw had changed lives and the county owed it to veterans.

    October 10, 2022Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: kmuw.org

Track record — General

General · 4 records

  • Presided over a graduation for 25 people who finished Sedgwick County's 18-month drug court program.

    November 7, 2024

    Source: kscourts.gov

  • Served as the judge of Sedgwick County's new veterans treatment court at its opening ceremony on Sept. 22, 2023.

    September 22, 2023

    Source: kscourts.gov

  • Won re-election as Sedgwick County District Court judge, Division 7, with no opponent on the ballot. He got 102,187 votes.

    November 8, 2022

    Source: sedgwickcounty.org

  • Won election as Sedgwick County District Court judge, Division 7, beating Democrat Joni Cole 87,063 votes to 72,169 (54.6% to 45.3%).

    November 6, 2018

    Source: sedgwickcounty.org

Track record — Legal Competence

Legal Competence · 1 favorable · 1 unfavorable

  • Was reversed by the Kansas Court of Appeals for revoking a man's probation as an absconder without enough evidence. The State agreed the evidence fell short (State v. Trotter).

    April 17, 2026Unfavorable on Legal Competence

    Source: searchdro.kscourts.gov

  • Had his ruling upheld by the Kansas Court of Appeals. He had refused to restart a woman's drug-charge diversion deal after it was revoked (State v. Delaney).

    January 16, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: searchdro.kscourts.gov

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