June 2020 News Releases

	06/29/2020 Chief justice announces plan to reinstate time limitations and deadlines for court proceedings TOPEKA—Chief Justice Marla Luckert announced today her plan to reinstate statutes of limitation and statutory time standards or deadlines that apply to the conduct or processing of judicial proceedings.“My actions to suspend some deadlines and time limitations at the beginning of the pandemic were to uphold peoples’ legal and ...
	06/26/2020 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission to interview nominees for district judge vacancy TOPEKA—The 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, to interview nominees to fill a district judge vacancy in Johnson County created by District Judge Sara Welch’s July 1 retirement.The 10th Judicial District is composed of Johnson County.The commission will convene in the Johnson County ...
	06/25/2020 Supreme Court seeks comment on proposed rule creating access to justice liaisons TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court is accepting public comment on a proposed rule that directs chief judges of the Court of Appeals and the state’s 31 judicial districts to each designate two liaisons to work with the court’s Access to Justice Committee to advance its efforts to remove barriers and promote equal access to justice ...
	06/25/2020 Supreme Court appoints three, reappoints one to Language Access Committee TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed three people to the Language Access Committee and reappointed a current member.The committee makes recommendations to the Supreme Court to ensure that people with limited English skills can access services of Kansas district courts.Appointed to the committee:District Magistrate Judge Erich Campbell ...
	06/24/2020 Supreme Court reappoints four members to Kansas Commission on Judicial Conduct TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court reappointed four members to the Kansas Commission on Judicial Conduct.Reappointed were:Sister Rosemary Kolich, Leavenworth, a member of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth and nonlawyer member of the commission;Chief Judge Nicholas St. Peter, Winfield, who serves in the 19th Judicial District, which is Cowley ...
	06/23/2020 District Magistrate Judge Mary Thrower to retire August 14 TOPEKA—District Magistrate Judge Mary Thrower will retire August 14 after serving 14 years in the 28th Judicial District.Thrower manages the juvenile offender and child in need of care dockets in the 28th Judicial District, which is composed of Ottawa and Saline counties."These are some of the most trying cases, no doubt," she said. ...
	06/23/2020 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission to review nominees for district judge vacancy TOPEKA—The 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by videoconference at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25, to review nominees and schedule interviews to fill a district judge vacancy in Johnson County created by District Judge Sara Welch’s July 1 retirement.The meeting is open to the public, and anyone who wants to listen ...
	06/19/2020 1st Judicial District Nominating Commission seeks nominees for district judge vacancy TOPEKA—The 1st Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district judge vacancy in Leavenworth County created by the July 17 retirement of Judge Michael Gibbens.The 1st Judicial District is composed of Atchison and Leavenworth counties.Justice Eric Rosen, the Supreme Court departmental justice responsible for ...
	06/18/2020 28th Judicial District Nominating Commission seeks nominees for district magistrate judge vacancy TOPEKA—The 28th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Ottawa County created by the August 14 retirement of Judge Mary Thrower.The 28th Judicial District is composed of Ottawa and Saline counties.Justice Caleb Stegall, the Supreme Court departmental justice responsible for ...
	06/16/2020 28th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet June 17 TOPEKA—The 28th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by telephone conference at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, to review the nomination form and set the schedule for accepting nominations for a district magistrate judge vacancy created by the August 14 retirement of Judge Mary Thrower.The meeting is open to the public, and anyone ...
	06/16/2020 Supreme Court amends Kansas eCourt Rules TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has amended Rules 20 through 24, known collectively as the Kansas eCourt Rules.The amendments took effect June 12 and apply in district courts using the new centralized case management system and will apply in other courts as they begin using the system.The courts now using the centralized case management ...
	06/16/2020 Chief justice announces new administrative orders regarding safe operation of courts TOPEKA—Chief Justice Marla Luckert today announced two new administrative orders regarding the safe operation of Kansas courts during the COVID-19 pandemic."Kansas courts continue to take steps to protect the health and safety of court users, employees, and judges," said Luckert said. "People often have little or no choice but ...
	06/12/2020 Justice Carol Beier announces September retirement from Supreme Court TOPEKA – Justice Carol A. Beier announced today that she will retire from the Supreme Court effective September 18.Beier has served on the Supreme Court since September 2003. She earlier served on the Kansas Court of Appeals for more than three years."I will be ever grateful for the opportunities I have been given to spend so much of my ...
	06/08/2020 Kansas Supreme Court appoints Ad Hoc Virtual Court Proceedings Committee TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has established an Ad Hoc Virtual Court Proceedings Committee to study and recommend best practices for using videoconferencing in Kansas courts.Beginning March 12, the Supreme Court issued a series of orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To safeguard court users, staff, and judicial officers, the court ...
	06/04/2020 Supreme Court forms task force to examine safe use of juries during pandemic TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court today appointed an Ad Hoc Jury Task Force to analyze issues courts will face when jury operations resume in district courts across the state.The task force will study and recommend:ways to conduct jury trials and grand jury proceedings while protecting the safety of participants;how to summon juries while ...
	06/03/2020 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet June 4 TOPEKA—The 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by videoconference at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, June 4, to discuss its nomination form.The meeting is open to the public, and anyone who wants to listen may request instructions by emailing info@kscourts.org.The 10th Judicial District is composed of Johnson County.The 10th ...
	06/02/2020 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission to interview nominees for Johnson County judge TOPEKA—The 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene July 8 to interview nominees to fill a district judge position in Johnson County created by the July 1 retirement of Judge Sara Welch.Interviews are open to the public and they will start at a time to be announced later. All will take place at the Johnson County ...