TOPEKA—The Kansas District Magistrate Judges Association presented its annual Lee Nusser Award for Outstanding Magistrate Judge to retired Judge Kevin Kimball of Franklin County during a recent statewide conference for judges.   Kimball served in the 4th Judicial Distric...

TOPEKA—The Kansas District Judges Association presented its annual Award for Judicial Excellence to Judge C. William Ossmann during a recent statewide conference for judges.   Ossmann, who serves in the 3rd Judicial District, which is Shawnee County, said he was surprise...

TOPEKA—The Kansas District Judges Association recently elected officers to serve the organization for the coming year during an annual statewide conference for judges.   District Judge Cheryl Rios was elected president of the organization, which is open to all state dist...

TOPEKA—The 2nd Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 9 a.m. Wednesday, November 20, to interview nominees to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Jefferson County.   The vacancy will be created when District Magistrate Judge Dennis Reiling retires...

TOPEKA—The 30th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district magistrate judge position in Barber County that will become vacant January 13. The 30th Judicial District is composed of Barber, Harper, Kingman, Pratt, and Sumner counties. ...

TOPEKA—Sherman “Wes” Cole has had many roles in his life.   He chairs the Governor's Behavioral Health Services Planning Council and is a member of the Kansas Hospital Association Behavioral Health Committee. He was a licensed mental health technician at Osawatomie State ...

TOPEKA—The 30th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 12 p.m. Friday, November 1, to discuss the nomination process to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Barber County.   The 30th Judicial District is composed of Barber, Harper, Kingman, Pratt, ...

TOPEKA—November 5 marks the beginning of a new era for Johnson County District Court as well as the end of a multiyear project to move all state courts onto a single web-based platform, transforming the way state courts serve the people of Kansas. When Johnson County Distr...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court announced the case it will hear in a special session Tuesday, November 12, in Louisburg, the next destination in the court's ongoing outreach to familiarize Kansans with the court, its work, and the overall role of the Kansas judiciary. The ...

TOPEKA—The 25th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district judge vacancy in Finney County that will be created when District Judge Christopher Sanders retires on January 4, 2025. The 25th Judicial District is composed of Finney, Greel...