2001 News Releases

	12/18/2001 Fairchild named chief judge of 7th Judicial District TOPEKA—District Judge Robert W. Fairchild has been named chief judge of the 7th Judicial District, a one-county district consisting of Douglas County, to succeed Chief Judge Michael J. Malone who asked to be relieved of the additional administrative duties effective January 1.Supreme Court Justice Bob Abbott, who is departmental justice for ...
	10/19/2001 Longtime Kansas Judicial Council member honored TOPEKA—Marvin E. Thompson, Russell, has been awarded a certificate of appreciation for his long-time service on the Kansas Judicial Council, a 10-member board that works to improve the administration of justice in Kansas by continuously studying the judicial system and related areas of the law.Thompson served as a member of the prestigious ...
	06/29/2001 Plan addresses judicial branch budget deficit TOPEKA—All of the state's 31 chief judges have been notified this week of steps approved by the Supreme Court to address a $1.9 to $2.0 million deficit in the budget for the fiscal year beginning Monday.Key components of the plan include the continuation of a 60-day delay in filling nonjudicial vacancies, a 25 percent reduction in the ...
	05/11/2001 Court of Appeals reverses decision on marriage validity TOPEKA—The Court of Appeals today reversed a Leavenworth County decision in a probate case denying a petition by a person who had undergone a sex-change operation to inherit from her deceased husband's estate.In striking down the trial court's ruling denying the validity of the marriage, the Court of Appeals remanded the case for ...
	05/11/2001 Chief Justice McFarland summoned for jury duty TOPEKA—Chief Justice Kay McFarland has an unusually busy schedule Monday a.m. Let's see, arrange projects for staff, work on opinions, and, oh yes, report for jury duty in Shawnee County District Court.In what may be a historical first, but certainly the first time in the past 35 years or more, a sitting chief justice has been summoned ...
	04/27/2001 Supreme Court to swear in 176 new attorneys TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court and U.S. District Court will meet in special session at 10 a.m. today at the Topeka Performing Arts Center to swear in 176 new attorneys. The ceremony will be conducted before the justices of the Supreme Court and U.S. District Judge Richard D. Rogers.Prospective attorneys will be presented to the courts by Hon ...
	03/30/2001 Court of Appeals Judge Lee A. Johnson to be sworn in TOPEKA—The Court of Appeals will meet in special session Friday, April 6th, at 2:30 p.m. to administer the oath of office to Hon. Lee A. Johnson, Caldwell, as the newest member of the court.He is succeeding Chief Judge J. Patrick Brazil, who retired in January. Johnson will be presented to the Court of Appeals by C. Gage Overall, chairman and ...