TOPEKA—The 2nd Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by conference call at 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 8, to discuss the nomination process to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Jefferson County. The vacancy will be created January 13, when District Mag...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed three new members and reappointed two to the Access to Justice Committee .  New members will serve through June 30, 2027. They are:  District Judge Lori Dougherty-Bichsel, 3rd Judicial District  Candace Giefer, district cour...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court will conduct a special evening session November 12 in Louisburg as part of its ongoing outreach to familiarize Kansans with the court, its work, and the overall role of the Kansas judiciary.   The court will be in session from 6:30 p.m. ...

TOPEKA—Applicants who successfully passed the Kansas bar examination will be sworn in as Kansas attorneys at 9:30 a.m. Friday, September 27, in Topeka.  The ceremony will take place at The Beacon at 420 SW 9th St.   New attorneys can choose to be sworn in during the ceremon...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed two members from the Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys  to the board's review committee.  The appointees, both of whom will serve on the review committee through June 30, 2028, are:  Derrick L. Roberson, Manhattan   T...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed three new members and reappointed one to the Board for Discipline of Attorneys .  The newly appointed will serve through June 30, 2028. They are:  D. Shane Bangerter, Dodge City  Katie A. McClaflin, Overland Park  Cathe...

TOPEKA—A three-judge panel from the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear oral argument September 17 at the University of Kansas in Lawrence and the public is invited to attend. On Tuesday, September 17, the panel will hear three cases in room 201, Green Hall, at the Universit...

TOPEKA—A three-judge panel from the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear oral argument September 17 at Kansas State University in Manhattan and the public is invited to attend. On Tuesday, September 17, the panel will hear three cases in the Purple Masque Theater on the Kansa...

TOPEKA—Cheryl Semmel has been selected to fill the position of director of government relations in the office of the special counsel to the chief justice.    As director of government relations, Semmel will help plan and organize the judicial branch legislative program, ...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed one new member to the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program board .  Kevin P. Shepherd is appointed to serve a four-year term through June 30, 2028. He is a criminal defense attorney with Ralston, Pope & Diehl, LLC in Topeka.  The Ka...