March 2017 News Releases

	03/28/2017 Cowley County District Court chief clerk Marilyn Leith to bring audience to order for Supreme Court special session TOPEKA—Marilyn Leith has had a wide variety of duties in her 31 years working for the Cowley County District Court, including acting as bailiff in a few trials, but she will experience a first when she serves as bailiff for a special session of the Kansas Supreme Court at Southwestern College in Winfield this week."I'm honored and a ...
	03/15/2017 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission seeks nominees for magistrate judge vacancy TOPEKA—The 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominees to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Johnson County created by the May 2017 retirement of Judge Michael H. Farley.A district magistrate judge must be:a graduate of a high school or secondary school or the equivalent;a resident of Johnson County at the time ...
	03/13/2017 Labette County District Judge Robert J. Fleming to retire July 14 TOPEKA—Labette County District Judge Robert J. Fleming will retire July 14, after 21 years on the bench."It has been my honor and privilege to have served as a district court judge these past 21 years," Fleming said. "I consider the bench the pinnacle of the legal profession. I am grateful to have had the opportunity of service ...
	03/10/2017 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission picks Robert G. Scott to fill magistrate judge vacancy in Johnson County TOPEKA—The 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected Robert G. Scott to fill a magistrate judge vacancy in Johnson County.The commission conducted public interviews of applicants for the position Wednesday, March 8, in Johnson County.Scott, of Lenexa, currently is a Lenexa municipal judge. His new position as magistrate judge ...
	03/09/2017 Johnson County District Magistrate Judge Michael H. Farley to retire May 12 TOPEKA—Johnson County District Magistrate Judge Michael H. Farley will retire May 12, after 18 years on the bench."It has been both a privilege and an honor to serve the people of Johnson County," Farley said.Farley was appointed district magistrate judge in the 10th judicial district in 1999. He served as a municipal judge in ...
	03/08/2017 Chief Judge Wurst of 25th judicial district to sit with Kansas Supreme Court March 15 TOPEKA — Chief Judge Wendel W. Wurst of the 25th judicial district has been appointed to sit with the Kansas Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in one case on the court's 9 a.m. docket Wednesday, March 15. After hearing oral arguments, Wurst will join Supreme Court justices in their deliberations and opinion drafting.“I am pleased ...
	03/07/2017 Supreme Court announces cases for March 30 special session at Southwestern College in Winfield TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court announced the two cases it will hear in a special session Thursday, March 30, at Southwestern College, the next destination in the court's ongoing outreach to familiarize Kansans with the high court, its work, and the overall role of the Kansas judiciary.The court will be in session from 6:30 p.m. to about ...
	03/07/2017 Chief justice to give State of Kansas Judiciary address March 15 in House chamber TOPEKA—Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss will deliver his 2017 State of the Kansas Judiciary address to a joint session of the Legislature at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, in the House chamber of the Statehouse.Nuss will update members of the House and Senate — as well as the public — on the current state of Kansas ...
	03/07/2017 Kansas Court of Appeals to hear oral arguments March 21 at Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library TOPEKA—A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments March 21 at Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene.Chief Judge Karen Arnold-Burger will be joined by Judges Michael B. Buser and Anthony J. Powell to hear oral arguments in six cases starting with the first at 9 a.m. The remaining five cases are ...
	03/02/2017 Kansas Supreme Court issues decision in adequacy portion of school funding case TOPEKA— The Kansas Supreme Court today issued a unanimous decision in Gannon v. State, holding that the Kansas K-12 public education financing system does not meet the adequacy requirements of the people's constitution. The court stayed the enforcement of its decision until June 30, 2017, to give the state Legislature time to respond.If ...