09/29/2023
Supreme Court seeks comment on updates to child support guidelines

TOPEKA—The Supreme Court is accepting public comment on proposed updates to Kansas Child Support Guidelines that could increase child support obligations by almost 9% across all income groups beginning January 2024. The court will accept comment through an online survey...

09/29/2023
New attorneys to take state and federal oaths October 3

TOPEKA—Applicants who successfully passed the Kansas bar examination will be sworn in as Kansas attorneys in an in-person ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 3,  in the Georgia Neese Gray Performance Hall at the Topeka Performing Arts Center.   New attorneys can choose...

09/26/2023
New Supreme Court rule applies when district courts give public access to court proceedings through broadcast or recording

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court today adopted Rule 160 , which applies when district courts provide public access to a live proceeding by electronic means, whether by livestream, closed-circuit feed, or recording. New Rule 160 provides that if a proceeding is open to the ...

09/13/2023
Chief justice extends invitation to Constitution Day celebration at Kansas Judicial Center

TOPEKA— Chief Justice Marla Luckert has extended an invitation to her colleagues in the judicial branch, the legal community, and members of the public to join a celebration of Constitution Day at the Kansas Judicial Center. The event will feature a reading of the U.S. Con...

09/12/2023
Kansas Court of Appeals to hear oral arguments in Iola

TOPEKA—A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Tuesday, September 19, at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center in Iola.   Judges Angela Coble, Thomas Malone, and Sarah Warner will hear oral arguments in three cases at 9 a.m. The session is open ...

09/12/2023
Kansas State University to host Kansas Court of Appeals

TOPEKA—A panel of three judges from the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Tuesday, September 19, at Kansas State University, in observance of Constitution Day. The panel will hear three cases beginning at 9:30 a.m. in Forum Hall at the Kansas State Student U...

09/06/2023
Kansas appellate courts mourn death of retired Judge Patrick McAnany

TOPEKA—Chief Judge Karen Arnold-Burger, Kansas Court of Appeals, released the following statement on learning about the September 5, 2023, death of retired Judge Patrick McAnany : “I speak for the entire Kansas Court of Appeals when I say we are saddened by the death of re...

08/11/2023
Liaison to Legislature leaving judicial branch for new role

TOPEKA—Shawn Jurgensen will leave his position as special counsel to the chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court on September 8 to take a new role as chief public policy officer and director of center of innovation with the Council of State Governments in Lexington, Kentuc...

08/08/2023
Rhonda Cole selected for district magistrate judge position in Bourbon County

TOPEKA—The 6th Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected Rhonda Cole to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Bourbon County.     Cole’s new position will be effective on her swearing-in. She currently is clerk of the district court in Bourbon County. She...

08/07/2023
Kansas Rural Justice Initiative Committee to visit Great Bend August 24–25

TOPEKA—The Kansas Rural Justice Initiative Committee will be in Great Bend August 24 and 25 for a community welcome event and committee meeting.   Chief Justice Marla Luckert created the committee in December 2022 to examine unmet legal needs in rural Kansas related to ...