TOPEKA—The Kansas Judicial Center will be closed Tuesday, January 7, because of adverse weather conditions preventing safe travel in Topeka. Court personnel will work remotely, but offices in the Kansas Judicial Center will be closed to in-person service. Individual jud...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed new members and reappointed current members to the Chief Judges Council. The court also named a new chair and new member to the Supreme Court Task Force on Permanency Planning.   Chief Judges Council   The council gathers inpu...

TOPEKA—Kansas Court of Appeals dockets scheduled Tuesday, January 7, will be by videoconference because weather conditions hinder travel.   The Topeka docket will be livestreamed on the Kansas Court of Appeals YouTube channel .   The court is setting up a second YouT...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Judicial Center will be closed Monday, January 6, due to adverse weather conditions. Court personnel will work remotely, but offices in the Kansas Judicial Center will not be open to in-person service. Individual judicial chambers may remain open at th...

TOPEKA—With possible exceptions, state courts will close Thursday, January 9, to observe a national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter, in concurrence with actions taken by the federal government and Governor Laura Kelly.   In its order observing the day o...

TOPEKA—Chief Judge Glenn Braun will retire January 13 after serving 12 1/2 years in the 23rd Judicial District.   The 23rd Judicial District is composed of Ellis, Gove, Rooks, and Trego counties. Braun was appointed as a district judge in 2012 and has served as chief jud...

TOPEKA—The 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 9 a.m. Friday, January 17, to interview a nominee to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in McPherson County. This vacancy will be created when District Magistrate Judge Amanda Faber’s term expires...

TOPEKA—The 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district judge vacancy in Cloud County.   This vacancy will be created January 1 when District Magistrate Judge Guy Steier resigns and Administrative Order 2024-JA-096 goes into eff...

TOPEKA—A committee formed two years ago to examine unmet legal needs in rural Kansas has released its findings and recommendations in a report to the Kansas Supreme Court. The Kansas Rural Justice Initiative Committee was charged with studying the trend toward fewer atto...

TOPEKA—The 30th Judicial District Nominating Commission has sent the names of three nominees to fill a district judge vacancy in the judicial district.   Although the principal office for the position will likely be Sumner County, the district judge filling this position ...