May 2000 News Releases

05/26/2000 Supreme Court rules teachers can't serve as school board members Re: Appeal No. 83,805: Unified School District No. 501 and The Board of Education of U.S. No. 501 et al. v. Linda M. BakerTOPEKA—The Supreme Court today filed its decision in the above entitled appeal and rules 5-2 that teachers are ineligible to serve as a member of the their Board of Education under the common-law doctrine of ...

05/02/2000 New judge position approved for Sedgwick County TOPEKA—Chief Justice Kay McFarland today notified the Secretary of State of the establishment of the newly created 26th Division of Sedgwick County District Court.The notification paves the way for the election of a judge at this year's primary and general elections. The incumbent would assume the office in January.The Supreme Court ...