November 2021 News Releases

11/29/2021
Steven Ebberts named chief judge in 3rd Judicial District

3rd Judicial District Chief Judge Steven EbbertsTOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Steven Ebberts to serve as chief judge of the 3rd Judicial District from December 12, ...

11/29/2021
Kristi Cott named chief judge in 25th Judicial District

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Kristi Cott to serve as chief judge of the 25th Judicial District from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2023.  ...

11/29/2021
Charles Droege named chief judge in 10th Judicial District

Chief Judge Charles Droege of the 10th Judicial DistrictTOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Charles Droege to serve as chief judge of the 10th Judicial District from ...

11/29/2021
Clinton Peterson named chief judge in 26th Judicial District

26th Judicial District Chief Judge Clinton PetersonTOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Clinton Peterson to serve as chief judge of the 26th Judicial District from ...

11/29/2021
Supreme Court reappoints 27 chief judges

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has reappointed 27 chief judges in Kansas. Their terms are effective January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2023.  

1st Judicial District  

Chief Judge David King was reappointed in the 1st Judicial District, composed of Atchison and Leavenworth ...

11/24/2021
3rd Judicial District Nominating Commission to interview nominees for district judge vacancy

TOPEKA—The 3rd Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet at 9 a.m., Friday, December 17, to interview nominees to fill a district judge vacancy created by Chief Judge Richard Anderson’s December 11 retirement. 

The 3rd Judicial District is Shawnee County. 

Public interviews  ...

11/23/2021
Kansas Supreme Court makes appointments to Advisory Council on Dispute Resolution

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed four new members to the Advisory Council on Dispute Resolution and reappointed three others. 

All will serve from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2024. 

New members are: 

  • Janell Murphey, mediator, Salina Initiative for Restorative ...

11/23/2021
Reno County district magistrate judge receives statewide award

District Magistrate Judge Daniel GilliganTOPEKA—District Magistrate Judge Daniel Gilligan of Reno County received the Lee Nusser Award for Outstanding Magistrate Judge of 2021. 

The ...

11/22/2021
District Magistrate Judge Samuel Marsh to retire

11th District Magistrate Judge Samuel MarshTOPEKA—District Magistrate Judge Samuel Marsh will retire December 31 from the 11th Judicial District. 

Marsh was appointed ...

11/19/2021
The 11th Judicial District seeks nominees for district magistrate judge vacancy

TOPEKA—The 11th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy created when Judge Samuel Marsh retires December 31.  

The ...

11/19/2021
Kansas Supreme Court to conduct oral arguments in person in December

TOPEKA— The Kansas Supreme Court plans to resume in-person oral arguments for its December 13–15 docket

Only Supreme Court justices, court staff, and those necessary to conduct the hearing will be in the courtroom for ...

11/19/2021
Judge Michael B. Buser to retire from Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Judge Michael B. BuserTOPEKA—Kansas Court of Appeals Judge Michael B. Buser will retire January 31, 2022, after 17 years on the bench.  ...

11/18/2021
8th Judicial District Nominating Commission seeks nominees for district magistrate judge vacancy

TOPEKA—The 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Dickinson County. 

The vacancy was created when Judge Keith ...

11/17/2021
Kansas judicial branch staff members provide insight into grant funding during national webinar

TOPEKA—Stephanie Bunten and Shawn Jurgensen will represent the Kansas judicial branch during the National Center for State Courts webinar on seeking grant funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.

Bunten is one of six panelists and Jurgensen will moderate.

Bunten is the judicial administrator and Jurgensen is ...

11/17/2021
​11th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet November 18

TOPEKA—The 11th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by telephone conference at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 18, to discuss the nomination process to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy ...

11/17/2021
6th Judicial District seeks nominees for district judge vacancy

TOPEKA—The 6th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district judge vacancy created when Judge Terri Johnson retires December 13.  

11/15/2021
Kansas Supreme Court reappoints five to Kansas Child Support Guidelines Advisory Committee

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court reappointed five members of the Kansas Child Support Guidelines Advisory Committee. 

Reappointed are:  

  • District Judge Constance Alvey, 29th Judicial District, which is Wyandotte County 

  • Elizabeth Cohn, an attorney for the ...

11/12/2021
6th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet November 16

TOPEKA—The 6th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene via telephone conference at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 16, to discuss the nomination process to fill a district judge vacancy.   ...

11/12/2021
8th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet November 17

TOPEKA—The 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by telephone conference at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 17, to discuss the nomination process to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in ...

11/05/2021
Supreme Court appoints Andy Hanson to education committees

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed Andy Hanson to represent the Office of Judicial Administration on three education committees. 

Hanson is director of education in the Office of Judicial Administration. His appointment will make him a nonvoting member of:  

  • Municipal Court ...

11/04/2021
Supreme Court appoints two, reappoints three to Language Access Committee

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed two people to the Language Access Committee and reappointed three more. 

The committee makes recommendations to the Supreme Court to ensure that people with limited English skills can access services from Kansas district courts. 

The court appointed Lundy ...

11/01/2021
Supreme Court accepting public comment on proposed rule to expand access to electronic filing

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court is accepting public comment on a proposed rule to expand access to electronic filing to certain filers who are not attorneys. 

Public comment on the new rule may be made by email to publiccomments@kscourts.org until 5 p ...