August 2021 News Releases

	09/10/2021 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission sends the names of three nominees for district judge to governor TOPEKA—The 9th 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 ...
	09/10/2021 Court of Appeals Chief Judge honored for outstanding service to continuing legal education in Kansas TOPEKA—Karen Arnold-Burger, chief judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals, is the 2021 recipient of the Robert ...
	09/08/2021 25th Judicial District Nominating Committee sends the names of nominees for two district judges to governor TOPEKA—The 25th 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 ...
	09/07/2021 W. Thomas Stratton to serve as interim disciplinary administrator TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court today appointed W. Thomas Stratton Jr. to serve as interim disciplinary administrator from September 7 through October 8, or until further order of the court. “We appreciate that Mr. Stratton is willing to serve as interim disciplinary administrator and provide oversight of day-to-day ...
	09/03/2021 25th Judicial District Nominating Commission announces interview schedule for judge vacancy TOPEKA—The 25th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 9 a.m. Wednesday, September 8, to interview five nominees to fill a district judge vacancy created by ...
	09/03/2021 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission announces interview schedule for judge vacancy TOPEKA—The 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 9 a.m. Friday, September 10, to interview four nominees to fill a district judge vacancy created by Chief ...
	09/02/2021 Supreme Court docket in September will be by videoconference TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court announced today it will conduct its September docket by videoconference despite earlier plans that it would be in person. The court had announced August 9 it would resume in-person oral arguments beginning with its September 13–17 docket. Today, Chief Justice Marla Luckert mentioned the ...
	09/01/2021 Supreme Court appoints four, reappoints eight to eCourt Steering Committee TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed four new members and reappointed others to the eCourt Steering Committee, which is overseeing implementation of a statewide centralized case management system. The new centralized case management system will allow all district and appellate case ...
	08/31/2021 Kansas Supreme Court reappoints Patrick McAnany to Judicial Ethics Advisory Panel TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court reappointed retired Judge Patrick McAnany, formerly of the Kansas Court of Appeals, to a four-year term on the Judicial Ethics Advisory Panel. McAnany, Overland Park ...
	08/30/2021 Five apply to fill judge vacancy in the 25th Judicial District TOPEKA—The 25th Judicial District Nominating Commission reports that five people applied to fill a district judge vacancy created by Chief Judge Robert Frederick’s January 22, 2022 ...
	08/30/2021 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet September 2 UPDATE: The nominating commission will meet by Zoom videoconference livestreamed on Youtube. TOPEKA—The 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by ...
	08/27/2021 Four apply to fill judge vacancy in the 9th Judicial District TOPEKA—The 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission reports that four people applied to fill a district judge vacancy that will be created when Judge Joe Dickinson retires September 18 ...
	08/27/2021 Kansas Supreme Court appoints Penny Moylan to Judicial Education Advisory Committee. TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed District Judge Penny Moylan to the
	08/27/2021 Seven apply to fill a judge vacancy in the 11th Judicial District TOPEKA—The 11th Judicial District Nominating Commission reports that seven people applied to fill a district judge vacancy created by Judge Oliver Kent Lynch’s August 1 retirement. The 11th Judicial District is composed of Cherokee, Crawford, and Labette counties. Who applied: ...
	08/27/2021 Supreme Court reappoints Judge Sally Pokorny to Judges Assistance Committee TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court reappointed District Judge Sally Pokorny to a four-year term on the Judges Assistance Committee. Her term ...
	08/23/2021 12th Judicial District Nominating Committee seeks nominees for district magistrate judge vacancy TOPEKA—The 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Lincoln County created when Judge ...
	08/23/2021 Couples who need marriage licenses in September should apply for them now TOPEKA—Kansas courts are telling couples who need a marriage license in September to apply for them now. The usual advice courts give to couples is to allow two weeks from the time the application is filed for the license to be delivered. But a database courts use to process licenses will be offline for a week in September ...
	08/18/2021 8th Judicial District Nominating Committee sends the names of nominees for two district judges to Governor TOPEKA—The 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission has sent the names of nominees for two district judge vacancies to Gov. Laura Kelly, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the vacancies.
	08/18/2021 District Magistrate judge Brian Grace to retire after 18 years of service TOPEKA—District Magistrate judge Brian Grace will retire October 1 from the 12th Judicial District after serving 18 years as a magistrate judge.
	08/17/2021 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet August 20 TOPEKA—The 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by telephone conference at 1:30 p.m. Friday, August 20, to discuss the nomination process to fill a district ...
	08/16/2021 Chief Judge Joe Dickinson to retire after 19 years of service TOPEKA— Chief Judge Joe Dickinson will retire September 17th from the 9th Judicial District after serving 19 years as a judge, including seven years as ...
	08/13/2021 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission announces interview schedule for judge vacancies TOPEKA—The 8th Judicial Nominating Commission will convene August 18 to interview 12 nominees to fill two district judge vacancies. The vacancies are due to two retirements ...
	08/12/2021 Jacy Hurst to be sworn in as Kansas Court of Appeals judge August 13 TOPEKA—Jacy Hurst will be sworn in as judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals ...
	08/09/2021 Kansas Supreme Court to return to in-person oral arguments in September TOPEKA— The Kansas Supreme Court plans to resume in-person oral arguments for its September 13-17 docket. The Kansas court was among the first supreme courts nationwide to use videoconferencing technology for its oral ...
	08/05/2021 Marilyn Wilder named chief judge in the 9th Judicial District TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Marilyn Wilder to serve as chief judge of the 9th Judicial District from ...
	08/05/2021 Benjamin Sexton named chief judge in the 8th Judicial District TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Benjamin Sexton to serve as chief judge of the 8th Judicial District from ...