Appellate Reporter

Reporter of Decisions

The Reporter of Decisions is a constitutional officer (Kansas Constitution, Article 3, § 4). The Office of the Reporter of Decisions primarily assists the appellate courts by:

• conducting legal editing of the Kansas Supreme Court and Kansas Court of Appeals opinions;

• preparing Supreme Court opinions for publication in the Kansas Reports and Court of Appeals opinions for publication in the Kansas Court of Appeals Reports;

• preparing Supreme Court and Court of Appeals opinions for online publishing; and

• assisting in editing the Supreme Court rules and preparing the rules for publication in the official rulebook and online.