March 2018 News Releases

03/26/2018
Longtime judge to serve as honorary bailiff for Kansas Supreme Court

Senior Judge Jack BurrTOPEKA—Judge Jack Burr has overseen countless trials in his 40 years on the bench, but he will be doing something new when the Kansas Supreme ...

03/19/2018
4th Judicial District Nominating Commission seeks nominees for Osage County district magistrate judge

TOPEKA — The 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Osage County.

The former district magistrate judge, Taylor J. Wine, was appointed district judge and chief judge of the 4th Judicial District, which is composed of Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, and Osage ...

03/13/2018
Anne McDonald receives Johnson County Bar Association’s 2018 Justinian Award for Professional Excellence

Anne McDonaldTOPEKA — Anne McDonald, executive director of the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program, received the Johnson County Bar Association’s ...

03/05/2018
Supreme Court announces cases for April 9 special session at Colby High School

TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court announced the two cases it will hear in a special session Monday, April 9, at Colby High School, 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 6:30 p.m. ...

03/02/2018
Taylor J. Wine appointed chief judge of 4th Judicial District

Chief Judge Taylor WineTOPEKA — Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss announced today the Supreme Court has appointed Judge Taylor J. Wine as chief judge of the 4th ...

03/01/2018
Chief justice receives award from Sons of the American Revolution chapters

TOPEKA — Chief Justice Lawton Nuss of the Kansas Supreme Court received the Silver Good Citizenship Medal from the Kansas City Area Chapters of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution during ...

03/01/2018
Chief Judge Peggy Carr Kittel to sit with Kansas Supreme Court on March 6

Chief Judge Peggy Carr KittelTOPEKA — Chief Judge Peggy Carr Kittel of the 7th Judicial District has been appointed to sit with the Kansas Supreme Court ...