April 2021 News Releases

04/30/2021
District Magistrate Judge Marty Clark to retire May 1

TOPEKA—District Magistrate Judge Marty Clark, who serves in Russell County, will retire May 1 after 23 years of service.

Clark has been a ...

04/29/2021
New attorneys to take state oath April 30

TOPEKA—Applicants who successfully passed the Kansas bar examination in February will be sworn in as Kansas attorneys Friday, April 30.

Chief Justice Marla Luckert of the Supreme Court and Chief Judge Julie Robinson of the U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, congratulated the news attorneys by video message.

These ...

04/28/2021
Lesley Ann Isherwood to be sworn in as Court of Appeals judge April 30

TOPEKA– Lesley Ann Isherwood of Wichita will be sworn in as a judge on the Kansas Court of Appeals at 2 p.m. Friday, April 30.

The ceremony will be broadcast live on the Court of Appeals YouTube channel

04/22/2021
Supreme Court appoints two members to Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed two members to complete unexpired terms on the Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys.

Rebecca Faurot, Scott City, will complete the unexpired term of Stanley DeFries, Topeka. She will serve through June 30.

Thomas Hammond II, Overland Park, will complete the unexpired term of ...

04/22/2021
New Supreme Court committee studies how records are made of court proceedings

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has created the Ad Hoc Court Record Committee to review and analyze how records are made of court proceedings and offer recommendations for changes.

Most district courts use both official court reporters and electronic recordings to preserve records of court proceedings, although some courts use ...

04/20/2021
Supreme Court appoints Judge Penny Moylan to Judicial Education Advisory Committee

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed District Judge Penny Moylan to the Judicial Education Advisory Committee.

She will complete the ...

04/14/2021
Supreme Court appoints member to Kansas Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed Spence Koehn to the Kansas Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision.

Koehn will complete a term expiring June 30, then will serve a two-year term beginning July 1.

Koehn is a court services officer specialist for the Office of Judicial Administration.

The ...

04/14/2021
Supreme Court announces new judicial administrator

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04/13/2021
Supreme Court adopts emergency rules of procedure for hearings under Senate Bill 40

TOPEKA—The Supreme Court issued Administrative Order 2021-RL-032 today to provide emergency rules of procedure for hearings challenging government actions related to the COVID-19 pandemic under 2021 Senate Bill 40.

SB 40 creates a new process for a person aggrieved by ...

04/12/2021
Supreme Court appoints member to Kansas Board of Examiners of Court Reporters

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed Mary Castaneda to the Kansas Board of Examiners of Court Reporters.

Castaneda will complete an unexpired term that ends June 30. She is managing court reporter for the 18th Judicial District, which is ...

04/06/2021
Lori Breshears selected for district magistrate judge vacancy in Osage County

TOPEKA—The 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected Lori Breshears to fill a magistrate judge vacancy in Osage County.

The commission conducted public interviews of nominees for the ...

04/01/2021
New Kansas Protection Order Portal available statewide

TOPEKA—A web portal that allows a victim to file for a protection order online is now available in any county in Kansas.

The Kansas Protection Order Portal (KSPOP) lets a person with a computer or smartphone complete the process to ask a judge to issue an order of protection from abuse ...