TOPEKA—The 31st Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Woodson County created by District Magistrate Judge Thomas Mikulka’s January 8 death. The 31st Judicial District is composed of …
TOPEKA – Effective July 2028, Kansas will administer the NextGen bar examination currently in development with the National Conference of Bar Examiners. The NextGen bar exam will replace the Uniform Bar Examination administered in Kansas since 2016. The …
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed District Magistrate Judge Shannon Schmidt to the District Magistrate Judges Certification Committee. Schmidt is a district magistrate judge in Smith County in the 17th Judicial District. She fills the unexpired …
TOPEKA—District Magistrate Judge Richard Flax of Trego County received the Lee Nusser Award for Outstanding Magistrate Judge of 2023 at the association’s annual meeting. Flax serves in the 23rd Judicial District, which consists of Ellis, Gove, Rooks, and …
TOPEKA—The Kansas District Judges Association presented its Award for Judicial Excellence to retired Judge Jack Burr during a statewide conference for judges. Burr was nominated for the award by District Magistrate Judge Steve Unruh of the 15th Judicial …
TOPEKA—District Magistrate Judge Regine Thompson was elected president of the Kansas District Magistrate Judges Association. The organization, open to all state district magistrate judges, elected officers to serve in 2024. Thompson serves in Republic …
TOPEKA—The Kansas District Judges Association, an organization open to all state district court judges, has elected officers to serve the organization in 2024. District Judge Brenda Cameron was elected president. She serves in the 10th Judicial District, …
TOPEKA—The 31st Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by conference call at 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 16, to set the schedule to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy. The vacancy was created by the January 8 death of District …
TOPEKA—Danielle Hall, executive director of the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program, was awarded the 2023 Carol Foreman Medal of Civility by the Kansas Women Attorneys Association. “I was both wonderfully surprised and grateful to receive the Carol Foreman …
TOPEKA—The 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Franklin County created by District Magistrate Judge Kevin Kimball’s March 1 retirement. The 4th Judicial District is composed of …
TOPEKA—District Magistrate Judge Kevin Kimball will retire March 1 after serving 18 years in the 4th Judicial District. The 4th Judicial District is composed of Franklin, Osage, Coffey, and Anderson counties. Kimball was appointed district magistrate judge …
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court released an order today to reinstate electronic filing requirements in district courts. Administrative Order 2024-CC-006, which takes effect January 31, requires attorneys and other efiling users to electronically file in …
TOPEKA—The 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by conference call at 1:30 p.m. Friday, January 26, to set the schedule to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy. The vacancy will be created by District Magistrate Judge Kevin Kimball’ …
TOPEKA—The Kansas Judicial Center will delay opening until 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 23, due to adverse weather. The delayed opening includes the Office of Judicial Administration, the clerk of appellate courts, Supreme Court Law Library, and appellate …
Efiling restored statewide, reducing paper filings in district courts TOPEKA—Kansas courts reached another milestone this week in their recovery from an October 12 cyberattack that disrupted access to information systems used by courts statewide. As of …
TOPEKA—The 21st Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected John McNish to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Clay County. McNish’s new position will be effective on his swearing-in. He currently is in private practice at Bolton & …
TOPEKA—Angela Gupta, Lake Quivira, is the 2023 recipient of the Robert L. Gernon Award presented in December by the Kansas Continuing Legal Education board. Gupta is a mediator, arbitrator, and independent investigator with Associates in Dispute Resolution …
TOPEKA—The 21st Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, January 18, to interview nominees to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy created by the October 15 death of District Magistrate Judge William “Bill” Malcom. …
TOPEKA—The Kansas Judicial Center will close at 4 p.m. today and will remain closed all day tomorrow, Tuesday, January 9, due to adverse weather. Court personnel will work remotely, but offices in the Kansas Judicial Center will not be open to in-person …
TOPEKA—Chief Justice Marla Luckert will give her 2024 State of the Kansas Judiciary address to a joint session of the Legislature at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 10, in the House chamber of the Statehouse. Luckert will update Gov. Laura Kelly and members …
