January 2014 News Releases

	01/31/2014 Kansas Supreme Court establishes Chief Judges Council to fill advisory role TOPEKA—Chief Justice Lawton Nuss signed an order this month creating a seven-member Chief Judges Council to provide additional first-hand expertise and ground-level perspective on current and future issues facing Kansas courts.“Council members represent the broad diversity of Kansas courts and I look forward to hearing what’s most ...
	01/17/2014 Douglas County Judge Malone to sit with Kansas Supreme Court TOPEKA—Douglas County District Court Judge Michael Malone will sit with the Kansas Supreme Court Thursday, Jan. 30, to hear oral arguments in a case the court remanded to the Johnson County District Court in 2011.The Supreme Court appointed Judge Malone to join them to hear oral argument in Appeal No. 101,054: State of Kansas v. John Henry ...
	01/13/2014 Hearing panel recommends informal admonition for Sarah Peterson Herr TOPEKA—In a final hearing report final hearing report issued today, a three-judge hearing panel recommended Sarah Peterson Herr be informally admonished for violating Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct.The hearing panel determined Herr violated Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct by misrepresenting the law and facts when she predicted via ...
	01/02/2014 Chief Justice to give State of the Judiciary January 22 TOPEKA—Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss will give his State of the Kansas Judiciary address at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, from the courtroom of the Supreme Court in the Kansas Judicial Center, Topeka.He will give the address to an invited audience that will include Kansas legislators, Judicial Branch employees and key constituent groups.Chief ...