December 2017 News Releases

TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court announced today that it will require attorneys to begin electronically filing documents in all state courts effective June 25, 2018, and that it is taking public comment on rule amendments that advance the efiling requirement.

The requirement applies to all Kansas-licensed attorneys who are ...

TOPEKA — Kansas Court of Appeals Judge Kathryn Gardner was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from her alma mater ...

TOPEKA — Chief Justice Lawton Nuss appointed Chief Judge Preston Pratt and Chief Judge Joe Dickinson to the Chief Judges Council, which provides the Kansas Supreme Court with ground-level perspective on issues facing Kansas courts.

Pratt is chief judge of the 17th Judicial District, which is composed of Decatur, Norton, Phillips, ...

TOPEKA — Chief Justice Lawton Nuss has reappointed Jerome P. Hellmer, a retired judge, to the Kansas Government Ethics ...

TOPEKA — The 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission has sent the names of three candidates for district judge to Gov. Sam Brownback, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the vacancy created by the November 30 retirement of Coffey County Judge Phillip M. Fromme.

The three candidates are:

• Meghan K ...

TOPEKA — The 11th Judicial Nominating Commission will convene January 18, 2018, to interview nominees to fill a district judge vacancy in Crawford County created by the December 18 retirement of Chief Judge A.J. Wachter. Interviews are open to the public. The times and location of the interviews will be announced later.

The 11th ...