August 2021 News Releases

	09/10/2021 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission sends the names of three nominees for district judge to governor TOPEKA—The 9th 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 Chief Judge Joe Dickinson’s September 18 retirement.The 9th Judicial District is composed of Harvey and McPherson counties.The three nominees ...
	09/10/2021 Court of Appeals Chief Judge honored for outstanding service to continuing legal education in Kansas TOPEKA—Karen Arnold-Burger, chief judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals, is the 2021 recipient of the Robert L. Gernon Award presented by the Kansas Continuing Legal Education Board.Established in 2005, the Gernon Award recognizes individuals or organizations demonstrating a unique commitment to legal education for lawyers in Kansas and for ...
	09/08/2021 25th Judicial District Nominating Committee sends the names of nominees for two district judges to governor TOPEKA—The 25th 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 Chief Judge Robert Frederick’s January 1, 2022, retirement.The 25th Judicial District is composed of Finney, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Scott, ...
	09/07/2021 W. Thomas Stratton to serve as interim disciplinary administrator TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court today appointed W. Thomas Stratton Jr. to serve as interim disciplinary administrator from September 7 through October 8, or until further order of the court. “We appreciate that Mr. Stratton is willing to serve as interim disciplinary administrator and provide oversight of day-to-day operations of the ...
	09/03/2021 25th Judicial District Nominating Commission announces interview schedule for judge vacancy TOPEKA—The 25th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 9 a.m. Wednesday, September 8, to interview five nominees to fill a district judge vacancy created by Chief Judge Robert Frederick’s January 22, 2022 retirement. The 25th Judicial District is composed of Finney, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Scott, and  ...
	09/03/2021 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission announces interview schedule for judge vacancy TOPEKA—The 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 9 a.m. Friday, September 10, to interview four nominees to fill a district judge vacancy created by Chief Judge Joe Dickinson’s September 18 retirement. The 9th Judicial District is composed of Harvey and McPherson countiesPublic interviews The nominating ...
	09/02/2021 Supreme Court docket in September will be by videoconference TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court announced today it will conduct its September docket by videoconference despite earlier plans that it would be in person. The court had announced August 9 it would resume in-person oral arguments beginning with its September 13–17 docket. Today, Chief Justice Marla Luckert mentioned the court’s ...
	09/01/2021 Supreme Court appoints four, reappoints eight to eCourt Steering Committee TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed four new members and reappointed others to the eCourt Steering Committee, which is overseeing implementation of a statewide centralized case management system. The new centralized case management system will allow all district and appellate case data to reside on a single web-based platform ...
	08/31/2021 Kansas Supreme Court reappoints Patrick McAnany to Judicial Ethics Advisory Panel TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court reappointed retired Judge Patrick McAnany, formerly of the Kansas Court of Appeals, to a four-year term on the Judicial Ethics Advisory Panel.McAnany, Overland Park, was also reappointed chair of the panel and will serve until June 30, 2025.The Judicial Ethics Advisory Panel provides advisory opinions to judges ...
	08/30/2021 Five apply to fill judge vacancy in the 25th Judicial District TOPEKA—The 25th Judicial District Nominating Commission reports that five people applied to fill a district judge vacancy created by Chief Judge Robert Frederick’s January 22, 2022, retirement. The 25th Judicial District is composed of Finney, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Scott, and Wichita counties. Who applied:Richard Marquez, an ...
	08/30/2021 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet September 2 UPDATE: The nominating commission will meet by Zoom videoconference livestreamed on Youtube.  TOPEKA—The 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by Zoom videoconference at 3 p.m. Thursday, September 2, to review nominations to fill a district judge vacancy created by Judge Joe Dickinson’s September 18 retirement. ...
	08/27/2021 Four apply to fill judge vacancy in the 9th Judicial District TOPEKA—The 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission reports that four people applied to fill a district judge vacancy that will be created when Judge Joe Dickinson retires September 18. The 9th Judicial District is composed of Harvey and McPherson counties. Who applied:David Justin Bravi, of Bravi Law, LLC, and deputy public defender ...
	08/27/2021 Kansas Supreme Court appoints Penny Moylan to Judicial Education Advisory Committee. TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed District Judge Penny Moylan to the Judicial Education Advisory Committee. She will serve a three-year term that ends June 30, 2024. Moylan serves in the 3rd Judicial District, composed of Shawnee County. The Judicial Education Advisory Committee recommends and organizes education and training ...
	08/27/2021 Seven apply to fill a judge vacancy in the 11th Judicial District TOPEKA—The 11th Judicial District Nominating Commission reports that seven people applied to fill a district judge vacancy created by Judge Oliver Kent Lynch’s August 1 retirement.  The 11th Judicial District is composed of Cherokee, Crawford, and Labette counties. Who applied:Maradeth Frederick, a solo practitionerTroy Unruh ...
	08/27/2021 Supreme Court reappoints Judge Sally Pokorny to Judges Assistance Committee TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court reappointed District Judge Sally Pokorny to a four-year term on the Judges Assistance Committee. Her term began July 1 and will end June 30, 2025. Pokorny serves in the 7th Judicial District, which is Douglas County. The Judges Assistance Committee provides help to any Kansas judge in need due to ...
	08/23/2021 12th Judicial District Nominating Committee seeks nominees for district magistrate judge vacancy TOPEKA—The 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Lincoln County created when Judge Brian Grace retires October 1.   The 12th Judicial District is composed of Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Republic, and Washington counties.   Justice K.J ...
	08/23/2021 Couples who need marriage licenses in September should apply for them now TOPEKA—Kansas courts are telling couples who need a marriage license in September to apply for them now. The usual advice courts give to couples is to allow two weeks from the time the application is filed for the license to be delivered. But a database courts use to process licenses will be offline for a week in September. Couples can ...
	08/18/2021 8th Judicial District Nominating Committee sends the names of nominees for two district judges to Governor TOPEKA—The 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission has sent the names of nominees for two district judge vacancies to Gov. Laura Kelly, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the vacancies.The 8th Judicial District is composed of Dickinson, Geary, Marion and Morris counties. The nominees for one vacancy, which was created by Judge ...
	08/18/2021 District Magistrate judge Brian Grace to retire after 18 years of service TOPEKA—District Magistrate judge Brian Grace will retire October 1 from the 12th Judicial District after serving 18 years as a magistrate judge. Grace was appointed district magistrate judge in 2003. The 12th Judicial District is composed of Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Republic, and Washington counties. “I appreciate having had ...
	08/17/2021 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet August 20 TOPEKA—The 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by telephone conference at 1:30 p.m. Friday, August 20, to discuss the nomination process to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy. The vacancy is created by Judge Brian Grace’s October 1 retirement. The 12th Judicial District is composed of Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln ...
	08/16/2021 Chief Judge Joe Dickinson to retire after 19 years of service TOPEKA— Chief Judge Joe Dickinson will retire September 17th from the 9th Judicial District after serving 19 years as a judge, including seven years as chief judge. Dickinson was appointed district judge in 2002 and was named chief judge in 2015. The 9th Judicial District is composed of Harvey and McPherson counties. “It has truly ...
	08/13/2021 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission announces interview schedule for judge vacancies TOPEKA—The 8th Judicial Nominating Commission will convene August 18 to interview 12 nominees to fill two district judge vacancies. The vacancies are due to two retirements. Judge Steven Hornbaker, who served in Geary County, retired June 1. Chief Judge Michael Powers will retire August 20. His position is based in Marion County The 8th ...
	08/12/2021 Jacy Hurst to be sworn in as Kansas Court of Appeals judge August 13 TOPEKA—Jacy Hurst will be sworn in as judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals at 11 a.m. Friday, August 13, before an invited audience in the Supreme Court courtroom in the Kansas Judicial Center, Topeka.   Chief Judge Karen Arnold-Burger, Kansas Court of Appeals, will preside over the ceremony. Hurst will be introduced by Megan McCurdy ...
	08/09/2021 Kansas Supreme Court to return to in-person oral arguments in September TOPEKA— The Kansas Supreme Court plans to resume in-person oral arguments for its September 13-17 docket. The Kansas court was among the first supreme courts nationwide to use videoconferencing technology for its oral arguments. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the court has conducted its dockets virtually. “We learned that we can ...
	08/05/2021 Marilyn Wilder named chief judge in the 9th Judicial District TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Marilyn Wilder to serve as chief judge of the 9th Judicial District from September 19 through December 31, 2021. Wilder succeeds Chief Judge Joe Dickinson, who will retire September 18. The 9th Judicial District is composed of Harvey and McPherson counties. “We appreciate ...
	08/05/2021 Benjamin Sexton named chief judge in the 8th Judicial District TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Benjamin Sexton to serve as chief judge of the 8th Judicial District from August 22 through December 31, 2021. Sexton succeeds Chief Judge Michael Powers, who will retire August 20. The 8th Judicial District is composed of Dickinson, Geary, Marion, and Morris counties. “We ...