Johnson County District Court Judge Erica K. Schoenig will appear on the Nov. 3 general election ballot for a retention vote. Voters will decide whether to keep Schoenig on the bench in the nonpartisan District 10, Division 5 seat she has held since 2013.
There is no opposing candidate. Schoenig was appointed to the bench on Aug. 7, 2013, by then-Governor Sam Brownback, according to the Johnson County District Court.
Candidate information
- Name: Erica K. Schoenig
- Office sought: Kansas District Court Judge, District 10, Division 5 (retention)
- Election date: Nov. 3, 2026
- Party: Nonpartisan
- Birthplace: Dodge City, Kansas (born 1974)
- Education: Bachelor's degree from Wichita State University (1998); juris doctor 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 the Johnson County District Court. She then served as an assistant district attorney in Johnson County from 2001 to 2007, according to BallotReady profile data.
She left the district attorney's office and ran Schoenig Law Firm LLC from 2007 to 2013 before her appointment to the bench.
Her professional memberships include the Kansas Bar Association, the Kansas District Judges Association and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. She also belongs to the American Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, according to the Johnson County District Court. She has served on the Johnson County Bar Association Board of Directors since January 2023.
Schoenig chaired the Kansas Supreme Court Access to Justice Committee from 2019 to 2020 after serving as a member from 2014 to 2020. She is a past president of the Johnson County Family Law American Inn of Court.
Before joining the bench, her memberships included the Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Kansas County and District Attorneys Association and the National District Attorneys Association.
On the issues
No issue responses or policy positions from Schoenig were available for this profile.
Endorsements
The Johnson County Bar Association has surveyed attorneys about Schoenig's performance in four judicial evaluation cycles:
- Johnson County Bar Association, 2022 survey: 95% of 105 responding attorneys recommended retention
- Johnson County Bar Association, 2020 survey: 95% of 83 responding attorneys recommended retention
- Johnson County Bar Association, 2018 survey: 96% of 112 responding attorneys recommended retention
- Johnson County Bar Association, 2016 survey: 95% of 151 responding attorneys recommended retention
Candidate information in this profile is drawn from public records, the Johnson County District Court website and BallotReady data. No candidate questionnaire responses were available for this profile.
