May 2005 News Releases

05/24/2005
Finalists named for Supreme Court vacancy
TOPEKA—The names of three persons were submitted to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius Tuesday as nominees for appointment to a vacancy on the state Supreme Court that was created by the March 30th death of Justice Robert L. Gernon.They include Martha J. Coffman, Lawrence; Douglas County District Judge Robert W. Fairchild and Shawnee County District ...
05/23/2005
Four attend national training
TOPEKA—On May 19-22, Supreme Court Justice Robert Davis, Johnson County District Judge Stephen Tatum, Olathe; District Judge Robert Fairchild, Lawrence; and Denise Kilwein, Director of Judicial Education, Office of Judicial Administration, attended the Advance Leadership Institute in Judicial Education.The Advance Leadership Institute is a ...
05/03/2005
School finance lawsuit arguments to be livestreamed
TOPEKA—Thanks to the cooperative efforts of a number of entities, oral arguments involving the constitutionality of the state's school finance act will be made available live over the Internet and be the subject of a half-hour educational program on each of the state's public television stations. The arguments are scheduled to begin ...