TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed one new member and reappointed two existing members to the Kansas Continuing Legal Education board. Appointees will serve terms through June 30, 2027. Newly appointed is Amy Ross, a private practice attorney in …
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed one and reappointed two more to serve on the Judicial Ethics Advisory Panel. Judge David Debenham, who serves in Shawnee County in the 3rd Judicial District, was appointed to fill Judge Richard Anderson’s …
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court issued Administrative Order 2024-RL-065 today to temporarily suspend the requirement that all electronically filed documents be processed within four business hours. The court took the action after case management systems …
TOPEKA—Chief Judge Karen Arnold-Burger of the Kansas Court of Appeals has been elected to the American Law Institute, a leading independent organization that produces scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law. “It is an …
TOPEKA—Lawrence attorney Emily Hartz has been named executive director of the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program. She succeeds Danielle Hall, who has taken a new role in the Office of Judicial Administration. The Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program …
TOPEKA—Kansas Court of Appeals dockets scheduled Tuesday, July 9, in Topeka and Wichita will not be in person as originally scheduled and will instead be by Zoom videoconference. Both dockets are scheduled at 9 a.m. July 9. One was to take place at the U.S …
TOPEKA—The Supreme Court filed Administrative Order 2024-RL-061 yesterday, which reinstates a requirement that courts process filed documents within four business hours. The processing requirement in Supreme Court Rule 23(c)(2) was suspended following the …
TOPEKA—Electronic filing in existing Kansas appellate cases will resume July 1 and become mandatory July 8, ending most paper-only processes in place since an October 2023 cybersecurity incident impacted the Kansas court system. Restoring electronic filing …
TOPEKA—The Kansas court system is changing its domain from .org to .gov and it will appear first on the judicial branch website and some of its online systems and information portals. On July 1, the domain will change to .gov on the judicial branch …
TOPEKA—Kansas district courts affected by an October 12 cybersecurity incident have finished working through a backlog of new cases and paper documents filed while court information systems were offline from mid-October to early January. District courts …
TOPEKA—The 31st Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected Zelda Schlotterbeck to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Woodson County. Schlotterbeck's new position will be effective on her swearing-in. She currently serves as Woodson …
TOPEKA—Barton County District Court offices will move back into the Barton County Courthouse after operating from a temporary location while work to renovate the courthouse was underway. During the week starting May 13, court offices will move from their …
TOPEKA—The Kansas Office of Judicial Administration worked with a vendor to contact individuals whose personal information was accessed during an October 12 cybersecurity incident to provide them more information about the incident and resources that will …
TOPEKA—The 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected David Braun to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Franklin County. Braun’s new position will be effective on his swearing-in. He currently is in private practice at Braun Law. He …
TOPEKA—Speaking on behalf of the Kansas Supreme Court, Chief Justice Marla Luckert issued the following statement on the April 27 passing of retired Justice Fred Six. “Justice Six was a dedicated public servant of the highest order. As a justice, he will …
TOPEKA—Applicants who successfully passed the Kansas bar examination will be sworn in as Kansas attorneys at 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 26, at the Kansas Judicial Center. New attorneys can choose to be sworn in during the ceremony Friday or at another time …
TOPEKA—Donna Oswald had worked for the Atchison County District Court for more than 45 years when she retired in 2022. Now she’s been called out of retirement for one more act of service to the Kansas court system. The Kansas Supreme Court invited Oswald …
TOPEKA—The 31st Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 10 a.m. Friday, April 19, to discuss nominees and set the interview schedule to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Woodson County. The vacancy was created by the January 8 …
TOPEKA—More than 700 people committed to enhancing the child welfare system participated in the inaugural Kansas Child Welfare Summit this week in Topeka. The summit, which took place April 15 and 16, was a call to action to state and local leaders and …
TOPEKA—A three-judge panel from the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear oral argument April 9 and 10 at two colleges in Cowley County and the public is invited to attend. On Tuesday, April 9, the panel will hear one case in the Richardson Auditorium on the …
