TOPEKA—Kayla Acosta, Ellis County District Court clerk, was elected president of the Kansas Association of District Court Clerks and Administrators at the organization’s annual meeting.   Acosta was appointed clerk in 2021 and has been with the judicial branch since 2016...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Judicial Center will be closed Wednesday, February 12, due to adverse weather conditions. Court personnel will work remotely, but offices in the Kansas Judicial Center will be closed to in-person service. Individual judicial chambers may remain open at...

TOPEKA—The 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission has sent the names of four nominees to fill a district judge vacancy in Cloud County to Gov. Laura Kelly, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the position.   This vacancy was created January 1 when District Magis...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has created an ad hoc group to advise the court on creating criminal mediation rules.   The 12-member group is created by Supreme Court Administrative Order 2025-CM-011 signed today by Chief Justice Marla Luckert.   “In recent years, ...

TOPEKA—Danielle Hall, chief of professionalism and outreach in the Office of Judicial Administration, was named board president for the Institute for Well-Being in Law.  The Institute for Well-Being in Law is a nonprofit organization that promotes well-being among lawyers...

TOPEKA—Chief Justice Marla Luckert has released the  Kansas Judicial Branch 2024 Annual Report  she is submitting to the governor and members of the Kansas Legislature. The report summarizes judicial branch accomplishments during 2024 and gives updates on four major projec...

TOPEKA—The 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene Monday, February 10, to interview nominees for a district judge vacancy in Cloud County. This vacancy was created January 1 when District Magistrate Judge Guy Steier resigned. The Supreme Court then conve...

TOPEKA—A three-judge panel from the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear oral argument Tuesday, February 4, at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina. The public is invited to attend. The panel will hear three cases starting at 9 a.m. in Sams Chapel in the Hall of the Pioneers ...

TOPEKA—The 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected Amanda Faber to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in McPherson County.   Faber’s position will be effective on her swearing-in. She was previously a district magistrate judge in McPherson county. ...

TOPEKA—Chief Justice Marla Luckert delivered the 2025 State of the Judiciary address Wednesday to a joint session of the Kansas Legislature in the House chambers. Links Full text of the State of the Judiciary address Video of the State of the Judiciary address Pho...