January 2019 News Releases

	01/25/2019 District Judge Charles Droege to sit with Kansas Supreme Court January 31 TOPEKA—District Judge Charles Droege of the 10th Judicial District has been appointed to sit with the Kansas Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in one case on the court's January 31 docket.After hearing oral arguments, Droege will join Supreme Court justices in their deliberations and decision drafting.“I am pleased that Judge ...
	01/25/2019 District Judge Jeffry Larson to sit with Kansas Supreme Court January 31 TOPEKA—District Judge Jeffry Larson of the 5th Judicial District has been appointed to sit with the Kansas Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in one case on the court's January 31 docket.After hearing oral arguments, Larson will join Supreme Court justices in their deliberations and decision drafting.“I am pleased that Judge ...
	01/25/2019 Chief Justice to give State of the Judiciary address February 6 TOPEKA—Chief Justice Lawton Nuss will give his annual State of the Kansas Judiciary address at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 6, from the courtroom of the Supreme Court in the KansasJudicial Center, Topeka.He will give the address to an invited audience that will include members of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of Kansas ...
	01/25/2019 Scott McPherson selected for district magistrate judge vacancy in Harper County TOPEKA—The 30th Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected Scott McPherson, a Sterling attorney, to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Harper County.The commission conducted public interviews of nominees for the position January 25 in the Harper County Courthouse in Anthony. Seven people applied for the opening.The 30th ...
	01/24/2019 District Judge Patrick Thompson to sit with Kansas Supreme Court January 30 TOPEKA—District Judge Patrick Thompson of the 28th Judicial District has been appointed to sit with the Kansas Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in one case on the court's January 30 docket.After hearing oral arguments, Thompson will join Supreme Court justices in their deliberations and decision drafting.“I am pleased that Judge ...
	01/15/2019 Chief judge of the 12th Judicial District appointed to Kansas Judicial Council TOPEKA—Chief Justice Lawton Nuss of the Kansas Supreme Court appointed Chief Judge Kim Cudney to a vacancy on the Kansas Judicial Council.Her term on the judicial council will expire June 30, 2021. Cudney, of Washington, Kansas, is chief judge of the 12th Judicial District, composed of Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Republic, and ...
	01/04/2019 30th Judicial District Nominating Commission to interview nominees for district magistrate vacancy TOPEKA — The 30th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene January 25 to interview seven nominees to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Harper County.The vacancy was created by the retirement of Judge James Richard Biles. The commission will convene at 8 a.m. Friday, January 25, in the Harper County Courthouse ...