August 2013 News Releases

	08/28/2013 12th Judicial District selects district magistrate judge TOPEKA--The 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected Starla Borg Nelson, Jamestown, as District Magistrate Judge to succeed Judge John Eyer, who died, it was announced in Topeka today.She was selected following public interviews conducted in Belleville Tuesday.Nelson has been in private practice of law in Jamestown since 2009 ...
	08/23/2013 11th Judicial District Nominating Commission submits two names for vacancy TOPEKA--The names of two Crawford County attorneys today were sent to Gov. Sam Brownback as nominees to fill a district judge vacancy created by the June retirement Chief Judge John C. Gariglietti.Nominated by the 11th Judicial District Nominating Commission were Kurtis Ike Loy, Pittsburg, and David Kelley Markham, Parsons.  The governor will ...
	08/23/2013 Supreme Court sends Topeka Bethany Place parking lot project back to City Hall TOPEKA--The Supreme Court today sent a dispute over the Grace Episcopal Church’s proposed parking lot next to Bethany Place back to the City of Topeka for further study about the impact the parking lot would have on the registered state historic site, which is adjacent to the cathedral and Topeka High School.The justices said in a 6-1 ...
	08/15/2013 Four apply for district magistrate judge vacancy in Republic County TOPEKA--Four persons have applied for a District Magistrate Judge vacancy in Republic County created by the death of Judge John Eyer, it was announced in Topeka today.They include Joel E. Cates, Belleville, a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper; Candace J. Fielder, also of Belleville, with the Republic County Hospital; Paul J. Hickman, Salina, Assistant ...
	08/15/2013 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission appoints Morris County district magistrate judge TOPEKA--Margaret Francesca "Peggy" White, Council Grove, today was appointed Morris County District Magistrate Judge to succeed Judge Thomas H. Ball, who retired in May, it was announced in Topeka today.The appointment was made by the 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission, which conducted interviews of Judge White and R. Randall ...
	08/15/2013 New civics education program launched TOPEKA--The Kansas Supreme Court and the Kansas Bar Association (KBA) initiated a new effort to encourage use of an on-line game-based educational curriculum - iCivics – to reinvigorate civic learning in Kansas classrooms.iCivics is a free on-line civics education program started by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in 2007 ...
	08/12/2013 Six apply for district judge vacancy in Crawford County TOPEKA--Six Crawford County attorneys have applied for a judicial vacancy that was created by the retirement of Chief Judge John C. Gariglietti. Friday was the deadline to apply for the vacancy in the 11th Judicial District, which includes the counties of Cherokee, Crawford, and Labette.Applicants include: David Brake, of Henshall, Pennington & ...
	08/09/2013 Two Kansas court officials receive ABA awards TOPEKA--Two Kansas court officials Thursday were recognized by the American Bar Assn. Thursday when they were presented prestigious awards as part of the ABA's annual meeting, in San Francisco.Receiving the national awards were District Magistrate Judge Mary B. Thrower, Minneapolis, and Denise Kilwein, Director of Judicial Education, at the ...
	08/08/2013 Emporia judge named to sentencing commission TOPEKA--Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss announced today that he has appointed Judge W. Lee Fowler to the Kansas Sentencing Commission. Judge Fowler has served as a district judge since 1997 in the 5th Judicial District. He presides over cases in Lyon and Chase Counties. Judge Fowler joins Judge Evelyn Wilson of Shawnee County as one of two district ...
	08/06/2013 Kansas Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss appointed to Conference of Chief Justices’ Board of Directors TOPEKA—Kansas Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss was appointed to the Conference of Chief Justices’ Board of Directors during the Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators (CCJ/COSCA) annual meeting on July 31 in Burlington, Vermont.“When I consider all the talented people in the Conference of Chief ...
	08/05/2013 Court of Appeals judge addresses African American Youth Day TOPEKA—Court of Appeals Judge Henry W. Green, Jr., a Leavenworth resident, swore in and spoke to the student legislators at the annual African American Youth Day at the Capitol on Friday, August 2, 2013, hosted by the Kansas African American Affairs Commission. The event brought in 50-60 middle school students from across the state to learn ...