TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed District Judge Kurtis Loy to serve as chief judge of the 11th Judicial District from April 7 through December 31.   Loy fills the unexpired term of Judge Lori Bolton Fleming, who was appointed to the Kansas Court of Appeals.   ...

TOPEKA—The Kansas court system has launched a new webpage that gives visitors access to new civil case filings before they are reviewed and accepted by the district court clerk, eliminating the wait time for attorneys, the public, and media who track new civil cases.  “Cou...

TOPEKA—The Supreme Court Nominating Commission is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court created when Justice Evelyn Wilson resigns July 4 . Wilson’s resignation triggers a merit-based nomination process that involves the Supreme Court Nomi...

TOPEKA—The Supreme Court Nominating Commission will meet by videoconference at 8 a.m. Monday, April 7, to discuss the procedure it will follow to seek nominations to fill a vacancy created when Justice Evelyn Wilson resigns July 4 .  The meeting will be broadcast live on ...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court announced the case it will hear in a special session Tuesday, April 29, in Logan, the next destination in the court’s ongoing outreach to familiarize Kansans with the court, its work, and the overall role of the Kansas judiciary. The court w...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has created an ad hoc committee to focus on implementing recommendations from a national task force on lawyer well-being. The nine-member Ad Hoc Committee for Well-Being in Law was created by Supreme Court Administrative Order 2025-CM-030 si...

TOPEKA—A three-judge panel from the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear oral argument Tuesday, April 8, at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park. The public is invited to attend.  The panel will hear two cases starting at 9:30 a.m. in Hudson Auditorium in the Ner...

TOPEKA—A three-judge panel from the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear oral argument Tuesday, April 8, at Fort Hays State University in the Black and Gold Room in Memorial Union.   Oral arguments are open to the public and students from Fort Hays State University and hi...

TOPEKA—A three-judge panel from the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear oral argument Tuesday, April 8, at Emporia State University in Emporia. The public is invited to attend.  ​The panel will hear two cases starting at 9:30 a.m. in the Web Room in Memorial Union.   Judg...

TOPEKA—A three-judge panel from the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear oral argument Tuesday, April 8, at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg. The public is invited to attend. The panel will hear oral arguments in two cases starting at 9:30 a.m. in the Sharon Kay Dean R...