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.
The Kansas Board of Examiners of Court Reporters supervises granting certificates of eligibility for certified court reporters; oversees court reporters conduct; and reviews and acts on complaints made against certified court reporters. Court reporter certification examinations are given each year in May and October.
The board includes judges, practicing attorneys, and court reporters.
Cahill succeeds Charles Motter, a freelance court reporter from Lenexa.
McQueen is an attorney with Sharp McQueen in Liberal. She first was appointed to the board in 2013.
Pickering is an attorney and assistant solicitor general in the Kansas Attorney General's Office in Topeka. She first was appointed to the board in 2013.
Chief Justice Lawton Nuss of the Kansas Supreme Court appointed the three to terms that begin July 1, 2019, and end June 30, 2022.
Other members of the board are Chief Judge Evelyn Wilson, serving in the 3rd Judicial District, Topeka; Jennifer Hill, an attorney from Wichita; District Judge Jeffry Jack, serving in Labette County, which is in the 11th Judicial District; Sheila Lyons, an official court reporter in the 18th Judicial District, Wichita; Jennifer Olsen, an official court reporter in the 3rd Judicial District, Topeka; and Vesta York, a freelance court reporter from Wichita.
Douglas Shima, clerk of the appellate courts, is secretary to the board.