September 1997 News Releases

09/19/1997
Hazlett to head attorney discipline office
TOPEKA—The Supreme Court today announced the appointment of Stanton A. Hazlett as state disciplinary administrator, the official in charge of investigations relating to possible ethical violations by Kansas attorneys.Hazlett, 46, Lawrence, has been acting disciplinary administrator since April when Mark Anderson, his predecessor, died in ...
09/12/1997
Commission to study court system
TOPEKA—Chief Justice Kay McFarland today announced the formation of a commission that will undertake the first "stem to stern" study of the Kansas court system since 1974, when several major court reforms were initiated, including court unification, the re-establishment of the Court of Appeals, and changes in the way district court ...