November 2018 News Releases

TOPEKA—The 30th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Harper County created by the January 15 retirement of Judge James Biles.

The 30th Judicial District is composed of Barber, Harper, Kingman, Pratt, and Sumner counties.

Justice Carol Beier, the ...

TOPEKA—Chief Judge Van Hampton of the 16th Judicial District will retire December 31.

Hampton has been a district court ...

TOPEKA—The 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission today appointed Kevin Phillips as the district magistrate judge in Jewell County.

The 12th Judicial District is composed of Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Republic, and Washington counties.

The district magistrate judge may be given assignments anywhere in the ...

TOPEKA—District Magistrate Judge Cheryl Allen, who serves in the 27th Judicial District, will retire November 30 ...

TOPEKA—Chief Justice Lawton Nuss announced today the Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Jeffrey Gettler as chief judge of the 14th Judicial District from January 13 through December 31 ...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has formed an ad hoc task force to examine pretrial detention practices in Kansas district courts and report its findings and recommendations to the court within 18 months.

The 15-member task force was created by a November 7 Supreme Court order signed by Chief Justice Lawton Nuss. Its membership ...

TOPEKA—Court of Appeals Judge Patrick McAnany will retire January 14 after 24 years on the bench.

McAnany was appointed a district court judge in the 10th Judicial ...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court reappointed five people to two-year terms on the Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee.

The committee, formed in 2016 at the direction of the Kansas Legislature, reviews and oversees improvements to the juvenile justice system in the state. Membership includes representation from all three branches ...

TOPEKA—A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Tuesday, November 13, at Ford County Courthouse, 101 W Spruce St., Dodge City.

Judges Anthony Powell, G. Gordon Atcheson, and Kathryn Gardner will hear oral arguments in two cases starting at 9:30 a.m.

"Traveling to Dodge City to ...