February 2021 News Releases

02/26/2021
​Chief justice announces plan to reinstate most time limitations and deadlines for court proceedings

TOPEKA—Chief Justice Marla Luckert said today she will reinstate most statutes of limitation and statutory time standards or deadlines that apply to judicial proceedings on April 15, 2021. Under legislation passed in 2020, during a state of disaster emergency the chief justice has authority to suspend deadlines or time limitations ...

02/24/2021
Amy Fellows Cline to be sworn in as Kansas Court of Appeals judge February 26

TOPEKA—Amy Fellows Cline will be sworn in as a judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals at 11 a.m. Friday, February 26.

The ceremony will be broadcast live on the

02/23/2021
13th Judicial District to join centralized case management system later than February

TOPEKA—The judicial branch announced today it will reschedule plans to bring courts in the 13th Judicial District onto a new centralized case management system in February.

The Office of Judicial Administration is overseeing the project. It did not give a new date for ...

02/23/2021
25th Judicial District Nominating Commission to interview nominees for Finney County judge vacancy

TOPEKA—The 25th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene March 12 to interview six nominees to fill a district judge vacancy in Finney County created by Judge Ricklin Pierce's January 13 ...

02/18/2021
Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program executive director to present two sessions at national conference

TOPEKA—Danielle Hall believes that for some lawyers, the stress of managing a law practice can lead to substance abuse, mental health issues, or violations of rules that guide ethical lawyer conduct.
02/04/2021
4th Judicial District Nominating Commission seeks nominees for judge vacancy in Osage County

TOPEKA—The 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Osage County created by Judge Shannon Rush's February 1 resignation.