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Kansas Judicial Branch Press Releases

235 Press Releases
  • Published on July 6, 2022 - 21:34 GMT

    6th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet July 8

    TOPEKA—The 6th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by telephone conference at 9 a.m. Friday, July 8, to discuss the nomination process to fill two district judge posts.     The district judge posts were certified by Supreme Court …

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  • Published on July 6, 2022 - 18:43 GMT

    Kansas Supreme Court ad hoc committee delivers report on eviction ...

    TOPEKA—The Ad Hoc Committee on Best Practices for Eviction Proceedings delivered its initial report to the Kansas Supreme Court and the court approved moving forward with some of its short-term recommendations.    "I am grateful for the committee' …

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  • Published on July 6, 2022 - 18:43 GMT

    7th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet July 7

    TOPEKA—The 7th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by telephone conference at 9 a.m. Thursday, July 7, to discuss the nomination process to fill two district judge posts.   One post is created by Judge Kay Huff's July 8 retirement. The …

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  • Published on July 5, 2022 - 21:53 GMT

    Supreme Court converts magistrate position to district judge division in ...

    TOPEKA—Chief Justice Marla Luckert has signed an order creating a new district judge division in the 17th Judicial District effective July 10.     Administrative Order 2022-JA-060 converts district magistrate judge position number 5 in Phillips County into …

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  • Published on July 1, 2022 - 20:03 GMT

    5th Judicial District Nominating Commission seeks nominees for district ...

    TOPEKA—The 5th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district judge vacancy.    The vacancy will be created when Chief Judge Merlin Wheeler retires September 3.   The 5th Judicial District is composed of Chase and Lyon …

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  • Published on June 29, 2022 - 16:15 GMT

    Supreme Court adopts updated rules, streamlines attorney admission process

    TOPEKA— The Kansas Supreme Court has adopted updated rules governing attorney admissions, paving the way for a streamlined process that includes an online application for people seeking admission to the Kansas bar, a restricted license, or an intern permit …

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  • Published on June 27, 2022 - 19:09 GMT

    Supreme Court appoints members to Task Force on Permanency Planning

    TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed eight people to the Supreme Court Task Force on Permanency Planning and reappointed three others.  Newly appointed members will serve four-year terms ending June 30, 2026. They are:   Kristina Scott, Topeka  Cara …

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  • Published on June 24, 2022 - 21:43 GMT

    5th Judicial District Nominating Committee to meet June 30

    TOPEKA—The 5th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by video conference at noon Thursday, June 30, to set the schedule to fill a district judge vacancy.  The vacancy will be created when Chief Judge Merlin Wheeler retires September 3.  The …

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  • Published on June 23, 2022 - 01:23 GMT

    Kansas district courts in 40 counties to begin operating on new case ...

    Courts remain open during cutover, but some electronic services will be offline TOPEKA—District courts in 40 counties across northern Kansas will transition to the new Kansas eCourt centralized case management system between July 6 and 11. Collectively, …

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  • Published on June 17, 2022 - 22:51 GMT

    28th Judicial District Nominating Commission seeks nominees for two ...

    TOPEKA—The 28th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill two district judge posts and one district magistrate post.    The district magistrate judge post will be Saline County. The new judge positions were certified by  …

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  • Published on June 15, 2022 - 21:19 GMT

    Supreme Court reappoints four to Kansas Sentencing Commission

    TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court reappointed four members to the Kansas Sentencing Commission. The reappointed members will serve two-year terms ending June 30, 2024. They are: District Judge W. Lee Fowler, who serves in the 5th Judicial District, composed …

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  • Published on June 13, 2022 - 14:19 GMT

    28th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet June 17

    TOPEKA—The 28th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by telephone conference at 10 a.m. Friday, June 17, to set the schedule to fill two district judge posts and one district magistrate post.  The district magistrate judge post will be …

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  • Published on June 11, 2022 - 15:34 GMT

    9th Judicial District Nominating Commission seeks nominees for district ...

    TOPEKA—The 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations for a new district judge position. The district judge post in the 9th Judicial District was among several certified by Supreme Court Administrative Order 2022-JA-020 after the …

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  • Published on June 6, 2022 - 22:07 GMT

    9th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet June 9

    TOPEKA—The 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by videoconference at noon Thursday, June 9, to discuss the schedule to fill a new district judge post.   The district judge post in the 9th Judicial District was among several certified …

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  • Published on June 6, 2022 - 16:44 GMT

    Judge Anthony Powell to retire from Court of Appeals

    TOPEKA—Judge Anthony Powell will retire June 30, after serving nine years on the  Kansas Court of Appeals.   Powell was appointed to the Court of Appeals in January 2013. During his time on the court, he heard over 2,000 cases and wrote 672 opinions. “I’m …

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  • Published on May 26, 2022 - 22:03 GMT

    3rd Judicial District Nominating Commission sends names of five nominees ...

    TOPEKA—The 3rd Judicial District Nominating Commission has sent the names of five nominees for two district judge positions to Gov. Laura Kelly, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the vacancies. The district judge vacancies are due to two retirements. …

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  • Published on May 23, 2022 - 22:06 GMT

    3rd Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet May 26

    TOPEKA—The 3rd Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet Thursday May 26, at the conclusion of the district judge interviews, to set the schedule to fill two district magistrate judge positions. The new district magistrate judge positions were …

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  • Published on May 20, 2022 - 19:15 GMT

    District Judge Nancy Parrish to retire June 24

    TOPEKA—District Judge Nancy Parrish will retire June 24 after serving 27 years in the 3rd Judicial District.  The 3rd Judicial District is Shawnee County.  “As a judge, I always have tried to respect all the parties who appeared in my court and to make …

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  • Published on May 17, 2022 - 21:24 GMT

    10th Judicial District Nominating Commission seeks nominations for three ...

    TOPEKA—The 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations for three new district judge positions in Johnson County.   The new district judge divisions were certified by Administrative Order 2022-JA-020 after the Kansas Legislature …

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  • Published on May 16, 2022 - 23:28 GMT

    Supreme Court to conduct rest of May docket by videoconference

    TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court announced today it will conduct the rest of its May docket by videoconference.   The court made the change due to Justice Eric Rosen testing positive for COVID-19.     After hearing two cases today, the court is scheduled to …

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