April 2021 News Releases

	04/30/2021 District Magistrate Judge Marty Clark to retire May 1 TOPEKA—District Magistrate Judge Marty Clark, who serves in Russell County, will retire May 1 after 23 years of service.Clark has been a magistrate judge since 1998. Russell County is part of the 20th Judicial District, which also includes Barton, Ellsworth, Rice, and Stafford counties."I became a judge because I wanted the opportunity ...
	04/29/2021 New attorneys to take state oath April 30 TOPEKA—Applicants who successfully passed the Kansas bar examination in February will be sworn in as Kansas attorneys Friday, April 30.Chief Justice Marla Luckert of the Supreme Court and Chief Judge Julie Robinson of the U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, congratulated the news attorneys by video message.These are two options for April ...
	04/28/2021 Lesley Ann Isherwood to be sworn in as Court of Appeals judge April 30 TOPEKA– Lesley Ann Isherwood of Wichita will be sworn in as a judge on the Kansas Court of Appeals at 2 p.m. Friday, April 30.The ceremony will be broadcast live on the Court of Appeals YouTube channel.Chief Judge Karen Arnold-Burger will preside over the ceremony, with a small number of Isherwood's family and friends in attendance. Court ...
	04/22/2021 Supreme Court appoints two members to Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed two members to complete unexpired terms on the Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys.Rebecca Faurot, Scott City, will complete the unexpired term of Stanley DeFries, Topeka. She will serve through June 30.Thomas Hammond II, Overland Park, will complete the unexpired term of Court of Appeals Judge ...
	04/22/2021 New Supreme Court committee studies how records are made of court proceedings TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has created the Ad Hoc Court Record Committee to review and analyze how records are made of court proceedings and offer recommendations for changes.Most district courts use both official court reporters and electronic recordings to preserve records of court proceedings, although some courts use only one of the ...
	04/20/2021 Supreme Court appoints Judge Penny Moylan to Judicial Education Advisory Committee TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed District Judge Penny Moylan to the Judicial Education Advisory Committee.She will complete the unexpired term of District Judge Steven Hornbaker through June 30, then serve a three-year term ending June 30, 2024.Moylan serves in the 3rd Judicial District, composed of Shawnee County. Hornbaker serves ...
	04/14/2021 Supreme Court appoints member to Kansas Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed Spence Koehn to the Kansas Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision.Koehn will complete a term expiring June 30, then will serve a two-year term beginning July 1.Koehn is a court services officer specialist for the Office of Judicial Administration.The council oversees the state's ...
	04/14/2021 Supreme Court announces new judicial administrator TOPEKA—Chief Justice Marla Luckert announced today the Supreme Court has selected Stephanie Bunten to become the next judicial administrator, the state’s highest ranking nonjudicial position in the Kansas court system.Bunten will succeed Nancy Dixon, who retires April 16 after 10 years in the position.“Stephanie brings a wealth of ...
	04/13/2021 Supreme Court adopts emergency rules of procedure for hearings under Senate Bill 40 TOPEKA—The Supreme Court issued Administrative Order 2021-RL-032 today to provide emergency rules of procedure for hearings challenging government actions related to the COVID-19 pandemic under 2021 Senate Bill 40.SB 40 creates a new process for a person aggrieved by certain government emergency-related orders and decisions during a state of ...
	04/12/2021 Supreme Court appoints member to Kansas Board of Examiners of Court Reporters TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed Mary Castaneda to the Kansas Board of Examiners of Court Reporters.Castaneda will complete an unexpired term that ends June 30. She is managing court reporter for the 18th Judicial District, which is Sedgwick County.The Kansas Board of Examiners of Court Reporters supervises granting certificates of ...
	04/06/2021 Lori Breshears selected for district magistrate judge vacancy in Osage County TOPEKA—The 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected Lori Breshears to fill a magistrate judge vacancy in Osage County.The commission conducted public interviews of nominees for the position April 6 in Lyndon. Three people had applied for the opening.Breshears' new position will be effective on her swearing-in. She is a ...
	04/01/2021 New Kansas Protection Order Portal available statewide TOPEKA—A web portal that allows a victim to file for a protection order online is now available in any county in Kansas.The Kansas Protection Order Portal (KSPOP) lets a person with a computer or smartphone complete the process to ask a judge to issue an order of protection from abuse, stalking, sexual assault, or human trafficking.The Kansas ...