TOPEKA–The Supreme Court appointed Jennifer Cocking, Topeka, and reappointed Patrick Hughes, Wichita, to the Kansas Board of Law Examiners. Both will serve through June 30, 2027. Cocking is vice president and associate general counsel for Capitol …
TOPEKA—The 31st 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 position. The new district judge position was among several certified by …
TOPEKA—The 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 15, to interview nominees for a district magistrate judge vacancy in Coffey County. The new district magistrate judge position was among the posts …
TOPEKA—The 31st Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 9 a.m. Wednesday, November 9, to interview nominees for a district judge position. The new district judge position was among several certified by Supreme Court Administrative Order …
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court reappointed 13 members to the eCourt Steering Committee overseeing implementation of a statewide centralized case management system. The new Kansas eCourt case management system allows all district and appellate case data …
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed Stan Hazlett as a new member of the Client Protection Fund Commission and reappointed two current members. Hazlett, a lawyer from Lawrence, will serve a three-year term. Reappointed members are: All will serve …
TOPEKA—The Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and trial courts in four judicial districts serving some of the state’s most populous urban areas will transition to the new Kansas eCourt case management system in 2023. The Office of Judicial Administration …
TOPEKA—District Judge Thomas Kelly Ryan of the Johnson County District Court received the 2022 G. Thomas Munsterman Award for Jury Innovation for engaging his local public TV station to help his court identify and address juror concerns early in the COVID- …
TOPEKA—The 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet by videoconference at 8 a.m. Tuesday, October 18, to review nominations for one district judge and two magistrate judge vacancies. The vacancies are due to three retirements. District Judge …
TOPEKA—The 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by telephone conference at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 19, to discuss nominations for the new district magistrate judge position in Coffey County. The new district magistrate judge …
TOPEKA—The 6th Judicial District Nominating Commission has sent the names of four nominees who are eligible to fill either of two district judge positions to Gov. Laura Kelly, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the positions. The district judge …
TOPEKA—The 25th Judicial District Nominating Commission has sent the names of four nominees for district judge to Gov. Laura Kelly, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the vacancy. The vacancy will be created when Judge Wendel Wurst retires January …
TOPEKA—The 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Morris County. The vacancy will be created when Judge Margaret White retires January 1, 2023. The 8th Judicial District is …
TOPEKA—Applicants who successfully passed the Kansas bar examination will be sworn in as Kansas attorneys in an in-person ceremony at 9:40 a.m. Friday, September 30, in the Georgia Neese Gray Performance Hall at the Topeka Performing Arts Center. New …
TOPEKA—Longtime attorney and municipal judge Rick Tucker has had his share of days in court, but he will take on a new role when the Supreme Court comes to Parsons. Tucker was selected to be honorary bailiff at the Supreme Court’s special session, which …
TOPEKA—The 11th Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected Joe Gordon Gregory to fill a magistrate judge position in Crawford County. Gregory’s new position will be effective on his swearing-in. He currently is an attorney at Wilbert and Towner …
TOPEKA—The 3rd Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected Dennis Jones to fill a magistrate judge position in Shawnee County. Jones’ new position will be effective on his swearing-in. He currently is a district judge pro tem for the 3rd …
TOPEKA—The 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet by telephone conference at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 28, to set the schedule for filling a district magistrate judge vacancy in Morris County. The vacancy will be created when Judge …
TOPEKA—The 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet by videoconference at noon Thursday, September 29, to set the schedule for filling a new district magistrate judge position. The new district magistrate judge position was among several …
TOPEKA—The 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill one district judge vacancy and two district magistrate judge vacancies in Johnson County. The vacancies are due to three retirements. District Judge Paul Gurney will …
