October 2021 News Releases

10/28/2021
Supreme Court announces new chief financial officer

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court announced that Luke Drury has joined the judicial branch as its chief financial officer effective October 18.

10/27/2021
Kansas Supreme Court appoints four and reappoints four to the Access to Justice Committee.

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed four new members and reappointed four existing ones to the Access to Justice Committee. 

The new members are: 

  • District Judge Jennifer Brunetti, 11th Judicial District, composed of Cherokee, Crawford, and Labette counties 

10/25/2021
Kansas Supreme Court reappoints Kenton Gleason to District Magistrate Judges Certification Committee

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court reappointed District Magistrate Judge Kenton Gleason to the District Magistrate Judges Certification Committee.

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10/21/2021
District Judge Steve Johnson to sit with Kansas Supreme Court October 29

Portrait of District Judge Steve JohnsonTOPEKA— District Judge Steve Johnson will sit with the Kansas Supreme Court to hear and help decide one case on ...

10/20/2021
3rd Judicial District Nominating Commission seeks nominees for district judge vacancy

TOPEKA—The 3rd Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district judge vacancy created when Chief Judge Richard Anderson retires December 11.

The 3rd Judicial ...

10/18/2021
Schedule announced for 13th Judicial District move to new case management system

TOPEKA—The Office of Judicial Administration has announced the schedule for courts in the 13th Judicial District to transition to a new centralized case management system between October 26 and November 1.

Track 2 courts

Courts in the 13th Judicial District are known as “Track 2&rdquo ...

10/15/2021
11th Judicial District Nominating Commission sends three nominees for district judge to governor

TOPEKA—The 11th 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 District ...

10/15/2021
3rd Judicial Nominating Commission to meet October 19

TOPEKA—The 3rd Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene via telephone conference at 9 a.m. Tuesday, October 19, to discuss the nomination process to fill a district judge vacancy.  

10/08/2021
11th Judicial District Nominating Commission to interview nominees for district judge vacancy

TOPEKA—The 11th Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet Tuesday, October 12, to interview nominees to fill a district judge vacancy created by Oliver Kent Lynch's July 30 retirement.
 
The commission will convene at 8:50 a.m. and interviews will start at 9:30 a.m.
 
The 11th Judicial ...

10/04/2021
11th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet October 5

TOPEKA—The 11th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 5, via telephone conference to discuss interviewing candidates to fill a district judge vacancy. ...

10/01/2021
13th Judicial District to move to new case management system November 1

TOPEKA—Officials in the Office of Judicial Administration announced today that courts in the 13th Judicial District will be brought onto a new centralized case management system November 1.

The 13th Judicial District is composed of Butler, Elk, and Greenwood counties.

Kelly O’Brien, chief information officer and ...