TOPEKA—After 54 years representing others, Thomas Berscheidt will switch roles when he serves as honorary bailiff for the Supreme Court when it meets in a special session at 6:30 p.m. April 6 in Great Bend. “Tom has been a longtime pillar of our legal …
TOPEKA—The 28th Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, via videoconference to interview nominees to fill a district judge vacancy created when Judge Patrick Thompson retires June 30. The 28th Judicial District …
TOPEKA—The 28th Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, via videoconference to interview nominees to fill a district judge vacancy created when Judge Patrick Thompson retires June 30. The 28th Judicial District …
TOPEKA — Chief Justice Marla Luckert reappointed Jerome Hellmer, a retired judge, to the Kansas Government Ethics Commission. Hellmer’s term runs through January 31, 2024. Hellmer has served on the ethics commission since his January 2015 retirement as …
TOPEKA—The 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected Neal Gugler to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Dickinson County. The commission conducted a public interview for the position March 4 in Junction City. Eight people had …
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court yesterday issued an administrative order and personnel policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic and district and appellate court operations. At the same time, Chief Justice Marla Luckert issued updated minimum standard …
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court will conduct a special evening session April 6 in Great Bend as part of its ongoing outreach to familiarize Kansans with the high court, its work, and the overall role of the Kansas judiciary. The court will be in session at …
Court will continue to accept electronic filings, but in-person service will be unavailable TOPEKA—Dickinson County District Court offices will close Monday, March 7, and Tuesday, March 8, while they are moved back to the Dickinson County Courthouse …
TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court appointed Chief Judge Laura Lewis to the Chief Judges Council, which provides the court with ground-level perspective on issues facing Kansas trial courts. Lewis is chief judge of the 16th Judicial District, which is …
TOPEKA—The Kansas Judicial Center will be closed Thursday, February 17, due to adverse weather. Court staff will work remotely to maintain operations, including receiving and processing electronically filed court documents. Individual judicial chambers may …
TOPEKA—The 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Friday, March 4, 2022, to interview nominees to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Dickinson County. The vacancy was created when Judge Keith Collett was sworn in as a …
TOPEKA—The 28th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district judge vacancy created when Judge Patrick Thompson retires June 30. The 28th Judicial District is composed of Saline and Ottawa counties. Justice K.J. Wall, …
TOPEKA—The 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Friday, March 4, to interview nominees to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Dickinson County. The vacancy was created when Judge Keith Collett was sworn in as a district …
TOPEKA—The 28th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene via telephone conference at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 8, to discuss the nomination process to fill a district judge vacancy. The vacancy will be created when Judge Patrick Thompson …
TOPEKA—The Kansas Judicial Center will be closed Wednesday, February 2, due to adverse weather, but offices will continue to provide service through remote means. Supreme Court oral arguments scheduled Wednesday morning will be heard as scheduled on the …
TOPEKA—The 11th Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected Douglas Steele to fill a magistrate judge vacancy in Cherokee County. The commission conducted a public interview for the position January 27 in Columbus. Two people had applied for the …
TOPEKA—The 6th Judicial District Nominating Commission has sent the names of three nominees for district judge to Gov. Laura Kelly, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the vacancy created when Judge Terri Johnson retired December 13, 2021. The 6th …
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed Angela Sublett Knight to Kansas Commission on Judicial Conduct. Sublett Knight is the Violence Prevention, WyCo Connect and COVID-19 Logics coordinator for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health …
