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Clerk of the Appellate Courts
Kansas Judicial Center
301 SW 10th Avenue, Room 374
Topeka Kansas 66612-1507
Telephone:  785.296.3229
Fax:  785.296.1028
Email: appellateclerk@kscourts.org

Rules Adopted by the Supreme Court

 
Rules Relating to District Courts
Rule Title
General Principles and Guidelines for the District Courts
Standards relating to Jury Use and Management
 
Child Support Guidelines
Rule Title
Administrative Order No. 261
 
Guidelines for Guardians Ad Litem
Rule Title
Administrative Order 100
 
General and Administrative
Rule Title
Prefatory Rule
101 Terms of Court
102 Terms of Court - Holidays
103 Required Days of Court
104 Docket Calls
105 Local Rules
106 Court Records
107 Duties of Chief Judge
108 Reproduction and Disposition of Original Court Records
109 Supervision and Reporting in Probate Cases
109A Therapeutic or Problem-Solving Courts
110 CASA Volunteer Programs
 
Commencement of Actions, Pleadings, and Related Matters
Rule Title
111 Forms of Pleadings
112 Duty to Provide Addresses for Service
113 Clerk's Extension
114 Surieties on Bonds
115 Entries of Appearance
115A Limited Representation
116 Admission Pro Hac Vice of Out-of-State Attorney
117 Withdrawal of Attorney
118 Pleading of Unliquidated Damages
119 Facsimile Filing
120 Death Penalty Cases - Notice to Appellate Courts
121 Procedure Under Kansas Standard Asset Seizure and Forfeiture Act, K.S.A. 60-4101 et seq.
122 Electronic Filing and Transmission of District Court Documents
123 Rule Requiring Use of Cover Sheets and Privacy Policy Regarding Use of Personal Identifiers in Pleadings
 
Motions, Discovery, Pretrial Procedures, and Related Matters
Rule Title
131 Notice of Hearings and Trial Settings
132 Default Judgments and Ex Parte Matters
133 Memoranda and Arguments on Motions
134 Notice of Rulings
135 Written Discovery: Form and Limitations
136 Discovery Conference
137 Written Communications with Court
138 Opening of Depositions
139 Applications for Support Orders in Domestic Relations Cases and Motions to Modify Existing Support Orders
140 Final Pretrial Conference Procedure
141 Summary Judgments
142 Medical and Professional Malpratice Screening Panels - Procedure, Compensation, and Expenses
143 Probate Proceedings: Time for Hearing Where Written Defenses to Petition Filed
144 Application of Discovery to K.S.A. CHAPTER 59 Proceedings
145 Use of Telephone or other Electronic Conference
146 Consolidation of MultiDistrict Litigation
 
Trials and Related Matters
Rule Title
161 Courtroom Decorum
162 Conflict in Trial Settings in District Court
163 Ineffective Stipulations
164 Required Factual Statements in Divorce, Annulment, and Separate Maintenance Cases
165 Reasons for Decisions
166 Matters Taken Under Advisement
167 Use of Juror Questionnaire
168 Closing Arguments to Jury
169 Post-Trial Communications with Jurors
170 Journal Entries and Orders
171 Oath of Bailiff
172 Expedited Judicial Process; Support; Visitation
173 Expedited Petition by Unemancipated Minor for Waiver of Parental Notice Requirement
 
Post-Trial Matters
Rule Title
181 Post-Trial Calling of Jurors
182 Withdrawal and Disposition of Exhibits
183 Procedure Under K.S.A. 60-1507
184 Annulment of Conviction and Expungement of Record Procedure
185 Limitation on Frequency of Garnishments
186 Satisfaction of Money Judgment
187 Taxation of Costs by the Clerk
196 Public Access to District Court Electronic Case Records