September 2017 News Releases

TOPEKA — The 3rd Judicial District Nominating Commission will send the names of three candidates for district court judge to Gov. Sam Brownback, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the vacancy created by the September 30 retirement of Shawnee County District Judge Frank Yeoman Jr.

The three candidates are:

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TOPEKA — Successful applicants to the July 2017 Kansas bar examination will be sworn in as Kansas attorneys in one of two ceremonies at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 29, in the Supreme Court courtroom at the Kansas Judicial Center, 301 SW 10th Avenue, in Topeka.

Chief Justice Lawton Nuss will preside over the Supreme ...

TOPEKA — An ad hoc committee appointed by the Kansas Supreme Court will review bonding practices, fines, and fees of Kansas' municipal courts to compile a "best practices" model for the courts to follow.

The committee will report its findings to the head of the Supreme Court's Office of Judicial Administration ...

TOPEKA — Kenneth Buchele's role as a leader and volunteer is well-known in Emporia, which makes him an appropriate choice to serve as honorary ...

TOPEKA — The 3rd Judicial District Nominating Commission will interview the 15 attorneys who applied to fill a district judge vacancy in Shawnee County created by the September 30 retirement of District Judge Frank Yeoman Jr., who has served on the bench since 1990.

The nominating commission will convene at 9 a.m. Monday ...

TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court announced the two cases it will hear in a special session Tuesday, October 3, at Emporia State University, the next destination in the court's 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 ...

TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court announced today it has selected a vendor to provide a centralized case management system that will allow all district and appellate case data to reside on a single web-based platform and transform the way the state court system serves the people of Kansas.

The court selected the Odyssey Case ...

TOPEKA — Fifteen attorneys have submitted applications to fill the district judge position in the 3rd Judicial District that will become vacant with the September 30 retirement of District Judge Frank Yeoman Jr., who has held the position since 1990.

The applicants are:

• Jay D. Befort, Topeka

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TOPEKA — Longtime Sedgwick County District Judge Timothy Lahey will retire effective September 14.

Lahey was first ...

TOPEKA — A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear six cases September 19 at Washburn University as part of the court's observance of Constitution Day.

The court will hear cases in two sessions beginning at 9 a.m. and at 1:30 p.m. in the Robinson Courtroom at the Washburn University School of Law, 1700 S.W. ...

TOPEKA — A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear five cases September 19 at Friends University in Wichita as part of the court's observance of Constitution Day.

The court will hear cases in two sessions beginning at 9 a.m. and at 1:30 p.m. in the Marriage and Family Therapy Building, 2100 W. University ...

TOPEKA — A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear six cases September 19 at Kansas State University in Manhattan as part of the court's observance of Constitution Day.

The court will hear cases in two sessions beginning at 9 a.m. and at 1:30 p.m. in Forum Hall of the KSU Student Union.

Judges ...

TOPEKA — District Judge Ron Svaty, who has served in Ellsworth County in the 20th Judicial District since 2004, will retire Oct. 1.

TOPEKA — District Judge Jeffry L. Jack of the 11th Judicial District has been appointed to sit with the Kansas Supreme Court to ...

TOPEKA — District Judge Thomas M. Sutherland of the 10th Judicial District has been appointed to sit with the Kansas ...

TOPEKA — Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss announced the Supreme Court has appointed Judge William R. Mott as chief judge of the 30th Judicial ...