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11/29/2021
Steven Ebberts named chief judge in 3rd Judicial District
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Steven Ebberts to serve as chief judge of the 3rd Judicial District from December 12, 2021, through December 31, 2023.
The 3rd Judicial District is Shawnee County.
“We appreciate that Judge Ebberts is willing to take on the additional responsibilities of chief
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11/29/2021
Kristi Cott named chief judge in 25th Judicial District
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Kristi Cott to serve as chief judge of the 25th Judicial District from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2023.
The 25th Judicial District is composed of Finney, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Scott, and Wichita counties.
“We appreciate that Judge Cott is willing
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11/29/2021
Charles Droege named chief judge in 10th Judicial District
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Charles Droege to serve as chief judge of the 10th Judicial District from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2023.
The 10th Judicial District is Johnson County.
“We appreciate that Judge Droege is willing to take on the additional responsibilities of chief
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11/29/2021
Clinton Peterson named chief judge in 26th Judicial District
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Clinton Peterson to serve as chief judge of the 26th Judicial District from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2023.
The 26th Judicial District is composed of Grant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton, and Stevens counties.
“We appreciate that Judge Peterson is
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11/29/2021
Supreme Court reappoints 27 chief judges
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has reappointed 27 chief judges in Kansas. Their terms are effective January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2023. 1st Judicial District
Chief Judge David King was reappointed in the 1st Judicial District, composed of Atchison and Leavenworth counties. He has served as a district judge since
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11/24/2021
3rd Judicial District Nominating Commission to interview nominees for district judge vacancy
TOPEKA—The 3rd Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet at 9 a.m., Friday, December 17, to interview nominees to fill a district judge vacancy created by Chief Judge Richard Anderson’s December 11 retirement.
The 3rd Judicial District is Shawnee County. Public interviews
Interviews are open to the public
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11/23/2021
Kansas Supreme Court makes appointments to Advisory Council on Dispute Resolution
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed four new members to the Advisory Council on Dispute Resolution and reappointed three others.
All will serve from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2024.
New members are: Janell Murphey, mediator, Salina Initiative for Restorative Justice District Judge Kendra Lewison, 21st
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11/23/2021
Reno County district magistrate judge receives statewide award
TOPEKA—District Magistrate Judge Daniel Gilligan of Reno County received the Lee Nusser Award for Outstanding Magistrate Judge of 2021.
The Kansas District Magistrate Judges Association presented the award to Gilligan at its annual meeting in October.
Gilligan serves in the 27th Judicial District, which is Reno County.
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11/22/2021
District Magistrate Judge Samuel Marsh to retire
TOPEKA—District Magistrate Judge Samuel Marsh will retire December 31 from the 11th Judicial District.
Marsh was appointed district magistrate judge in 2015. The 11th Judicial District is composed of Cherokee, Crawford, and Labette counties.
“Cherokee County has been good to me,” Marsh said. “Through my years
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11/19/2021
The 11th Judicial District seeks nominees for district magistrate judge vacancy
TOPEKA—The 11th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy created when Judge Samuel Marsh retires December 31.
The 11th Judicial District is composed of Cherokee, Crawford, and Labette counties.
Justice Evelyn Wilson, the Supreme Court departmental justice
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11/19/2021
Kansas Supreme Court to conduct oral arguments in person in December
TOPEKA— The Kansas Supreme Court plans to resume in-person oral arguments for its December 13–15 docket.
Only Supreme Court justices, court staff, and those necessary to conduct the hearing will be in the courtroom for oral argument. Visitors will not be allowed in the courtroom gallery.
“My colleagues and I
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11/19/2021
Judge Michael B. Buser to retire from Court of Appeals
TOPEKA—Kansas Court of Appeals Judge Michael B. Buser will retire January 31, 2022, after 17 years on the bench.
Buser was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 2005, after spending 28 years as an attorney in private practice and in public service.
“As an appellate judge, I’ve learned that while judges may
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11/18/2021
8th Judicial District Nominating Commission seeks nominees for district magistrate judge vacancy
TOPEKA—The 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Dickinson County.
The vacancy was created when Judge Keith Collett was sworn in as a district judge October 29.
The 8th Judicial District is composed of Dickinson, Geary, Marion, and Morris counties
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11/17/2021
Kansas judicial branch staff members provide insight into grant funding during national webinar
TOPEKA—Stephanie Bunten and Shawn Jurgensen will represent the Kansas judicial branch during the National Center for State Courts webinar on seeking grant funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.
Bunten is one of six panelists and Jurgensen will moderate.
Bunten is the judicial administrator and Jurgensen is special counsel to the chief
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11/17/2021
11th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet November 18
TOPEKA—The 11th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by telephone conference at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 18, to discuss the nomination process to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy.
The vacancy is created by Judge Samuel Marsh’s December 31 retirement.
The 11th Judicial District is composed
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11/17/2021
6th Judicial District seeks nominees for district judge vacancy
TOPEKA—The 6th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district judge vacancy created when Judge Terri Johnson retires December 13.
The 6th Judicial District is composed of Bourbon, Linn, and Miami counties.
Justice Evelyn Wilson, the Supreme Court departmental justice responsible for the 6th Judicial
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11/15/2021
Kansas Supreme Court reappoints five to Kansas Child Support Guidelines Advisory Committee
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court reappointed five members of the Kansas Child Support Guidelines Advisory Committee.
Reappointed are: District Judge Constance Alvey, 29th Judicial District, which is Wyandotte County Elizabeth Cohn, an attorney for the Kansas Department for Children and Families Charles Harris, an
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11/12/2021
6th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet November 16
TOPEKA—The 6th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene via telephone conference at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 16, to discuss the nomination process to fill a district judge vacancy.
The vacancy will be created when Judge Terri Johnson retires December 13.
The 6th Judicial District is composed of Miami,
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11/12/2021
8th Judicial District Nominating Commission to meet November 17
TOPEKA—The 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by telephone conference at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 17, to discuss the nomination process to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Dickinson County.
The vacancy was created when Judge Keith Collett was sworn in as district judge October 29
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11/05/2021
Supreme Court appoints Andy Hanson to education committees
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed Andy Hanson to represent the Office of Judicial Administration on three education committees.
Hanson is director of education in the Office of Judicial Administration. His appointment will make him a nonvoting member of: Municipal Court Clerks Education Committee, which
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11/04/2021
Supreme Court appoints two, reappoints three to Language Access Committee
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed two people to the Language Access Committee and reappointed three more.
The committee makes recommendations to the Supreme Court to ensure that people with limited English skills can access services from Kansas district courts.
The court appointed Lundy Settle and Steven Crossland to
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11/01/2021
Supreme Court accepting public comment on proposed rule to expand access to electronic filing
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court is accepting public comment on a proposed rule to expand access to electronic filing to certain filers who are not attorneys.
Public comment on the new rule may be made by email to publiccomments@kscourts.org until 5 p.m. Tuesday, November 30. The subject line must read “Rule 122A.”
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