March 2021 News Releases

TOPEKA—Chief Justice Marla Luckert issued Administrative Order 2021-PR-020 late yesterday reinstating most time limitations and deadlines for court proceedings effective April 15. 

Luckert also issued orders authorizing the use of two-way audio-visual ...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed two people to serve on subcommittees of the eCourt Steering Committee, which is overseeing implementation of a statewide centralized case management system.

Mike Stewart will serve on the eCourt Infrastructure Subcommittee. Stewart is district court information services manager in the ...

TOPEKA—The Office of Judicial Administration will offer six one-hour modules of continuing education for guardians ad litem and child welfare stakeholders.

The modules, hosted by Wichita State University, satisfy the annual requirement to complete six hours of continuing education for anyone serving as a guardian ad litem—a ...

TOPEKA—Chief Justice Marla Luckert appointed Chief Judge Amy Harth to fill an unexpired term on the Kansas Judicial Council.

Harth will complete a ...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed District Magistrate Judge Kevin Kimball to the District Magistrate Judges Certification Committee.

He ...

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 created by Judge Ricklin ...

TOPEKA—The 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene April 6 to interview three nominees to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Osage County created by Judge Shannon Rush's February 1 ...

TOPEKA—The 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene April 6 to interview nominees to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Osage County created by Judge Shannon Rush's February 1 ...