August 2017 News Releases

TOPEKA— Two new members were appointed to the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program board, and five members were reappointed.

Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss of the Kansas Supreme Court announced the appointments.

Amy Elliott of Overland Park was appointed to a six-year term ending June 30, 2023. Bryan W. Smith of Topeka was ...

TOPEKA — Gregory L. Bauer of Great Bend, Stanley L. DeFries of Topeka, and Derrick L. Roberson of Manhattan were appointed to four-year terms on the Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys.

Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss of the Kansas Supreme Court made the appointments. Their terms end June 30, 2021.

In addition, Nuss ...

TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court has adopted a new rule that requires municipal court judges who are not licensed attorneys to complete additional continuing education each year.

The rule, effective January 1, 2018, requires the judges to earn 13 hours of continuing judicial education credit each calendar year. At least two of ...

TOPEKA — Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss of the Kansas Supreme Court appointed three individuals to the newly created Child Welfare System Task Force.

They are Wyandotte County District Judge Daniel Cahill; Mickey Edwards, state director of Kansas Court Appointed Special Advocates, from Emporia; and Alicia Johnson-Turner, a ...

TOPEKA — Wyandotte County District Judge Delia M. York was reappointed to a four-year term on the Kansas Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision.

Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss of the Kansas Supreme Court appointed her to a term than ends June 30, 2021.

The Kansas Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision is ...

TOPEKA—Chief Justice Lawton Nuss selected Shawn Jurgensen to fill the special counsel to the chief justice position formerly held by Helen ...

TOPEKA — The 21st Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected Ness County District Magistrate Judge James R ...

TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court will conduct a special evening session October 3 at Emporia State University in Emporia 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 from 6:30 p.m. to about 8 p.m. Tuesday, October ...

TOPEKA—Chief Judge Larry T. Solomon, who has served in the 30th Judicial District since 1989, will retire Aug. 31. He has been chief ...

TOPEKA—Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss did what any ...

TOPEKA—Longtime Shawnee County District Judge Frank Yeoman Jr. will retire Sept. 30.

Yeoman was appointed as a district ...

TOPEKA—The 3rd Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking candidates to fill a district judge vacancy created by the upcoming Sept. 30 retirement of Judge Frank Yeoman Jr.

The 3rd Judicial District is a one-county district composed of Shawnee County.

Justice Marla J. Luckert, the Supreme Court departmental ...