Ad Hoc Criminal Pretrial Practices and Procedures Advisory Committee

Purpose

The committee identifies best practices related to pretrial procedures and conditions of release, creates educational materials and programs, and helps implement recommendations from the Ad Hoc Pretrial Justice Task Force.
 

Roster

• Chief Judge Karen Arnold-Burger, Kansas Court of Appeals, chair

• Judge Jacy Hurst, Kansas Court of Appeals, vice-chair

• District Court Judge Amy Hanley, 7th Judicial District

• District Court Judge John McEntees, 10th Judicial District

• District Court Judge Jennifer Brunetti, 11th Judicial District

• District Magistrate Judge Ronald Sylvester, 30th Judicial District

• Spence Koehn, court services officer specialist, Office of Judicial Administration

• Bree Gibson, court services officer III, 10th JudicialDistrict

• Stephanie Springer, chief court services officer, 27th Judicial District

• Kevin McGuffin, chief court services officer, 31st Judicial District

• Justin Barrett, defense attorney, Thomas County

• Heather Cessna, executive director, Kansas State Board of Indigents' Defense Services

• Sheriff Jeff Easter, Sedgwick County

• Robert Sullivan, director, Johnson County Community Corrections

• Todd Thompson, attorney, Leaventworth County

Contact

tcs@kscourts.org