TOPEKA—The 18th Judicial District will transition to the new Kansas eCourt centralized case management system between August 2 and 7, affecting some processes as early as July 31.
The 18th Judicial District is a one-county district that consists of Sedgwick County District Court. It is also known as Track 9 in the Kansas eCourt statewide rollout plan.
Court operations during cutover
During the cutover to the Kansas eCourt case management system, Sedgwick County District Court will remain open and operating throughout most of the cutover, although in-person service will not be offered August 4. Procedure changes are authorized by Supreme Court Administrative Order 2023-CC-056.
Sedgwick County District Court will stop accepting electronically filed documents from attorneys. It will also stop accepting electronic payments. The court will continue to accept paper filed documents from attorneys, and self-represented parties will be able to file on paper or by fax. It will accept only payments made in cash or by paper check.
The full rollout schedule is below.
Monday, July 31
Electronic filing for Track 9 will be turned off at noon Monday, July 31, and Sedgwick County District Court will begin accepting paper filings from attorneys. The court will also stop accepting electronic payments and begin accepting only payments made in cash or by paper check.
Self-represented parties can continue to file by fax or on paper throughout the conversion.
The Kansas Protection Order Portal will remain available throughout the conversion.
Tuesday, August 1, through Thursday, August 3
Sedgwick County District Court will be open and will continue to operate during regular business hours. Electronic filing and electronic payments will still be turned off.
Friday, August 4
Sedgwick County District Court will be closed to the public. Electronic filing and electronic payments will still be turned off.
Monday, August 7
Online services, including electronic filing and electronic payments, are scheduled to come back online at 12:01 a.m. August 7. The Sedgwick County District Court will be open during regular business hours and fully operating on the Kansas eCourt case management system.
Track 9 go live impact on courts in Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 10
There will be minimal impact to Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 10 courts when data from Sedgwick County District Court is added to the Kansas eCourt case management system. Courts in these tracks already operate on the new case management system.
From 5 p.m. Friday, August 4, to 12:01 a.m. Monday, August 7, the Kansas eCourt case management system will be offline for courts in Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 10. The courts will not accept electronic filings or electronic payments.
While the Kansas eCourt case management system is offline for courts in Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 10, the Kansas District Court Public Access Portal will not be able to retrieve case data from those courts.
Track 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 10 courts are:
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1st Judicial District: Atchison and Leavenworth counties
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2nd Judicial District: Jackson, Jefferson, Pottawatomie, and Wabaunsee counties
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3rd Judicial District: Shawnee County
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4th Judicial District: Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, and Osage counties
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5th Judicial District: Chase and Lyon counties
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6th Judicial District: Bourbon, Linn, and Miami counties
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7th Judicial District: Douglas County
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8th Judicial District: Dickinson, Geary, Marion, and Morris counties
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9th Judicial District: McPherson and Harvey counties
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11th Judicial District: Cherokee, Crawford, and Labette counties
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12th Judicial District: Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Republic, and Washington counties
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13th Judicial District: Butler, Elk, and Greenwood counties
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14th Judicial District: Chautauqua and Montgomery counties
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15th Judicial District: Cheyenne, Logan, Rawlins, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas, and Wallace counties
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16th Judicial District: Clark, Comanche, Ford, Gray, Kiowa, and Meade counties
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17th Judicial District: Decatur, Graham, Norton, Osborne, Phillips, and Smith counties
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19th Judicial District: Cowley County
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20th Judicial District: Barton, Ellsworth, Rice, Russell, and Stafford counties
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21st Judicial District: Clay and Riley counties
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22nd Judicial District: Brown, Doniphan, Marshall, and Nemaha counties
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23rd Judicial District: Ellis, Gove, Rooks, and Trego counties
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24th Judicial District: Edwards, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Pawnee, and Rush counties
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25th Judicial District: Finney, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Scott, and Wichita counties
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26th Judicial District: Grant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton, and Stevens counties
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27th Judicial District: Reno County
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28th Judicial District: Ottawa and Saline counties
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29th Judicial District: Wyandotte County
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30th Judicial District: Barber, Harper, Kingman, Pratt, and Sumner counties
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31st Judicial District: Allen, Neosho, Wilson, and Woodson counties