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...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court will conduct a special evening session January 22 at the Kansas Statehouse 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 5:...

TOPEKA—Chief Justice Marla Luckert will give her 2025 State of the Kansas Judiciary address to a joint session of the Legislature at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 15, in the House chamber of the Statehouse.    Luckert will update Governor Laura Kelly and members of the Hou...

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.   The vacancy will be created when District Magistrate Judge Amanda Faber’s term expir...

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...