June 2013 News Releases

	06/28/2013 Johnson County judge receives prestigious award TOPEKA—Judge Thomas M. Sutherland, Lenexa, has received the Kansas District Judges Association Judicial Outreach program, a prestigious award that is presented to one judge each year for their exemplary professional and civic outreach at the local, state, and national levels, it was announced in Topeka today.Judge Sutherland, who has been a ...
	06/28/2013 Two Kansas court officials to receive prestigious national awards TOPEKA—The American Bar Association will recognize two Kansas court officials by presenting them prestigious awards August 8, 2013, as part of the ABA’s annual meeting, in San Francisco, it was announced in Topeka today.Receiving the national awards will be District Magistrate Judge Mary B. Thrower, Minneapolis, and Denise Kilwein ...
	06/27/2013 New officers of Kansas District Judges Association elected TOPEKA—The Kansas District Judges Association, an organization open to all state district court judges, has elected officers for the fiscal year beginning July 1, it was announced in Topeka today.Named president is Chief Judge Thomas Foster, 10th Judicial District, a one-county district consisting of Johnson County. Other officers include Hon ...
	06/27/2013 Nominees sought for district magistrate judge vacancy in Morris County TOPEKA—A nominating commission charged with appointing a district magistrate judge in Morris County has issued a request for assistance from the public.The nine-member commission is responsible for selecting a district magistrate judge to fill the vacancies which has been created by the May 2013 retirement of District Magistrate Judge Thomas ...