June 2019 News Releases

TOPEKA—Chief Justice Lawton Nuss of the Kansas Supreme Court appointed Vic Braden to a four-year term on the Kansas Judicial Council and reappointed three members.

They will serve through June 30, 2023.

Braden, a Topeka lawyer, is deputy attorney general of the criminal litigation division of the Kansas Attorney General ...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed Thomas Fields, a lawyer from Kansas City, Kansas, to the Language Access Committee.

Fields will complete an unexpired term through June 30, 2020.

Reappointed to three-year terms are:

Chief Judge Karen Arnold-Burger of the Kansas Court of Appeals;

Chief Judge ...

TOPEKA—The 21st Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene July 24 to interview seven nominees to fill a district judge vacancy in Riley County created by the June 16 retirement of Chief Judge Meryl Wilson.

The commission will meet at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 24, in the Riley County Courthouse, 100 Courthouse Plaza ...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed Ann Adrian of Newton and District Judge Teresa Watson of Topeka and reappointed Carrie Allton of Lawrence to three-year terms on the Client Protection Fund Commission.

Their terms begin July 1 and end June 30, 2022.

The Lawyers Fund for Client Protection, which the board ...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court reappointed former Court of Appeals Chief Judge J. Patrick Brazil to a four-year term on the Judicial Ethics Advisory Panel.

Brazil, Topeka, will serve until June 30, 2023.

He was a Court of Appeals judge from 1985 to 1995 and was chief judge from 1995 to 2001, when he retired. Before ...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Jeff Goering as chief judge of the 18th Judicial District ...

TOPEKA—Chief Justice Lawton Nuss appointed Chief Judge Robert Burns to complete an unexpired term on the Chief Judges Council, which provides the Kansas Supreme Court with ground-level perspective on issues facing Kansas courts.

Burns will serve on the council through December 2020. He serves in the 29th Judicial District, which ...

TOPEKA—Chief Judge James Fleetwood will retire June 29 after more than 22 years of service.

He has been the longest-serving chief judge of the 18th Judicial District, which is composed of Sedgwick ...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court will conduct a special evening session October 7 in El Dorado as part of its 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. to about 8 p.m. Monday, October 7, in the 900-seat auditorium ...

TOPEKA—Sharon Cahill, an official court reporter in the 29th Judicial District, was appointed to a three-year term on the Kansas Board of Examiners of Court Reporters.

The 29th Judicial District is composed of Wyandotte County.

Additionally, Shirla McQueen and Rachel Pickering were reappointed to the board.

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed District Magistrate Judge Richard Flax, District Judge Michael Hoelscher, and District Magistrate Judge Dale Snyder to the Judges Assistance Committee.

The Judges Assistance Committee provides help to any Kansas judge in need due to mental or physical disability, or addiction.

TOPEKA—After nearly 27 years on the bench, District Magistrate Judge Roseanna Mathis will retire August 2.

She has served as magistrate judge in Kingman ...

TOPEKA—The 30th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Kingman County created by the August 2 retirement of Judge Roseanna Mathis.

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

Justice Carol Beier, the ...

TOPEKA—The 3rd Judicial District Nominating Commission has sent the names of three nominees for district judge to Gov. Laura Kelly, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the vacancy created by the July 12 retirement of Judge Mark Braun.

The 3rd Judicial District is composed of Shawnee County.

The nominees are:

TOPEKA—On June 11, District Judge Neil Foth will take his seat in the Court of Appeals courtroom, wearing the same robe and hearing cases from behind ...

TOPEKA—District Judge Mark Braun will retire July 12 after serving 13 years in the 3rd Judicial District.

Braun became a ...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Grant Bannister as chief judge of the 21st Judicial District effective from June 16 through December 31, 2019.