September 2018 News Releases

TOPEKA—An ad hoc committee appointed by the Kansas Supreme Court a year ago to review bonding practices, fines, and fees of Kansas' municipal courts presented its recommendations at a news conference Wednesday.

The 18 committee members were appointed by Chief Justice Lawton Nuss in an order signed September 6, 2017.

TOPEKA—Successful applicants to the July 2018 Kansas bar examination will be sworn in as Kansas attorneys during two ceremonies Friday, September 28, in the Kansas Supreme Court courtroom at the Kansas Judicial Center, 301 SW 10th Avenue, in Topeka.

The ceremonies will be at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Chief Justice Lawton ...

TOPEKA—For 30 years, Molly Kujawa has focused on every word during court proceedings.

But as honorary bailiff for the Kansas Supreme ...

TOPEKA—A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear five cases September 20 and 21 at Fort Hays State University in Hays as part of the court's observance of Constitution Day.

The court will hear cases in two sessions beginning at 9 a.m. both days in the Black and Gold Room, 2nd Floor, Memorial Union, 700 ...

TOPEKA—A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear six cases September 20 at the University of Kansas in Lawrence 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 Burge Union, 1565 Irving Hill Road.

TOPEKA—A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear five cases September 20 at Wichita State 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 Campus Activity Center Theatre, 1845 Fairmount.

TOPEKA—The 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district judge vacancy in Geary County created by the January 1 retirement of Judge Maritza Segarra.

The 8th Judicial District is composed of Dickinson, Geary, Marion, and Morris counties.

Justice Marla Luckert, the Supreme Court ...

TOPEKA—District Judge Maritza Segarra will retire January 1 after 15 years on the bench in the 8th Judicial District.

“It has been the greatest honor of my legal ...

TOPEKA—District Judge J. Dexter Burdette will retire September 30 after serving more than 30 years on the bench in ...

TOPEKA—Chief Justice Lawton Nuss of the Kansas Supreme Court appointed James Benfer III to the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program board.

Benfer, an attorney in private practice in Topeka, will serve a six-year term ending June 30, 2024.

The Kansas Supreme Court created the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program to help ...

TOPEKA—District Judge Jeff Goering of the 18th Judicial District has been appointed to sit with the Kansas Supreme Court to ...

TOPEKA—Chief Judge Oliver Kent Lynch of the 11th Judicial District has been appointed to sit with the Kansas Supreme ...

TOPEKA—Chief Judge Thomas Kelly Ryan of the 10th Judicial District has been appointed to sit with the Kansas Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in one case on the court' ...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court announced today it has amended Rule 712 to allow attorneys who perform legal services for a single employer under a restricted license to provide pro bono legal services through organizations the Supreme Court approves for that purpose.

Pro bono services are professional services provided by ...

TOPEKA—Chief Judge Mike Keeley of the 20th Judicial District has been appointed to sit with the Kansas Supreme Court to hear oral ...

TOPEKA—Chief Judge Kevin Berens of the 15th Judicial District has been appointed to sit with the Kansas Supreme Court to hear ...

TOPEKA—Chief Judge William Mott of the 30th Judicial District has been appointed to sit with the Kansas Supreme Court to hear oral ...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed Elizabeth Cohn to the Kansas Child Support Guidelines Advisory Committee.

The 13-member Kansas Child Support Guidelines Advisory Committee includes parents who either pay or receive child support, and attorneys, judges, and tax professionals with expertise in child support.

Cohn ...