Rules Relating to the Court of Appeals

The Kansas Supreme Court accepted public comment on a proposal to amend Rule 1.02: Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.

The proposed amendment includes the following changes:

• designating a term for the chief judge;

• adding a provision for reappointing the chief judge;

• adding a provision for recommending a chief judge; and

• restyling the rule to align with other Supreme Court rules.

​The court uses strikethrough to show deletions and underlining to show new language.