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 eligibility for certified court reporters; oversees court reporter conduct; and reviews and acts on complaints made against certified court reporters. Court reporter certification examinations are given twice a year.

The board includes judges, practicing attorneys, and court reporters.

Other members of the board are:

• District Judge Rachel Pickering, who serves in the 3rd Judicial District and chairs the board;

• Sharon Cahill, an official court reporter in the 29th Judicial District, which is Wyandotte County;

• Jennifer Marie Hill, an attorney from Wichita;

• Shirla McQueen, an attorney from Liberal;

• Jennifer Olsen, an official court reporter in the 3rd Judicial District, which is Shawnee County; 

• Chief Judge Preston Pratt, serving in the 17th Judicial District, composed of Decatur, Graham, Norton, Osborne, Phillips and Smith counties;

• Vesta York, a freelance court reporter from Wichita; and

• Melinda Young, an attorney from Hutchinson.