2004 News Releases

	11/02/2004 Nominees selected for new Court of Appeals position TOPEKA—The names of three persons were submitted to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius Tuesday as nominees for appointment to the newly created 12th position on the State Court of Appeals. The position was created by the Legislature effective January 1, 2005.Nominees include Nancy S. Anstaett, Overland Park; Glenn R. Braun, Hays; and Michael B. Buser ...
	10/07/2004 Supreme Court to begin live audio feed of oral arguments TOPEKA—Beginning with next week's oral arguments, the Supreme Court will make available live audio of all cases argued before it via the Court's Internet site, www.kscourts.org.Chief Justice Kay McFarland said the live audio stream is a continued effort to make the Court's hearings as widely accessible as possible. An archive of ...
	10/04/2004 26 apply for new Court of Appeals position TOPEKA—The names of 26 attorneys were submitted by the noon Monday deadline to fill the newly created 12th position on the Court of Appeals. The position was created by the Legislature effective January 1, 2005.The Supreme Court Nominating Commission will conduct interviews and submit the names of three persons to the governor on November 1 ...
	09/08/2004 Leawood woman to serve on Commission on Judicial Qualifications TOPEKA—Dr. Mary Davidson Cohen, Leawood, has been appointed to a four-year term on the Commission on Judicial Qualifications, an advisory board to the state Supreme Court that investigates disciplinary complaints brought against judges.She succeeds Carol Sader, Prairie Village, whose term on the 14-member panel expired this summer.Currently ...
	08/02/2004 New magistrate appointed for Geary County TOPEKA—The 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission has appointed Maritza Segarra, Junction City, district magistrate judge of the newly created position in Geary County.The nine-member commission was responsible for selecting the judge. The magistrate position was created by the 2004 Kansas Legislature, and Chief Justice Kay McFarland ...
	06/28/2004 Finalists named for Court of Appeals vacancy TOPEKA—The Supreme Court Nominating Commission today submitted the names of three persons to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for appointment to the Court of Appeals to fill a vacancy created by the May 3rd death of Judge Robert J. Lewis Jr.Nominees include Nancy S. Anstaett and Michael B. Buser, both of Overland Park; and Nancy L. Caplinger, Topeka ...
	06/25/2004 Nine apply for Shawnee County judge vacancy TOPEKA—The names of nine attorneys have been submitted to fill a vacancy on the Shawnee County District Court bench that was created by the retirement of Judge James Macnish.Melissa Wangemann, the secretary of the Third Judicial District Nominating Commission, said interviews to narrow the list to not fewer than two nor more than three ...
	06/15/2004 Four attend leadership institute TOPEKA—Four representatives of the Kansas courts were selected to attend the national 2004 Leadership Institute in Judicial Education, conducted June 8-13 at the University of Memphis Center for the Study of Higher Education, it was announced in Topeka today.They include Supreme Court Justice Robert E. Davis, Topeka; Denise Kilwein, Director ...
	06/10/2004 Nominees sought for new magistrate vacancy in Geary County TOPEKA—A nominating commission charged with appointing a district magistrate judge in Geary County has issued a request for assistance from the public.The nine-member commission is responsible for selecting a district magistrate judge. The magistrate position was created by the 2004 Kansas Legislature, and Chief Justice Kay McFarland has ...
	06/10/2004 15 apply for Court of Appeals vacancy TOPEKA—The names of 15 persons have been submitted to the Supreme Court Nominating Commission as candidates for a vacancy on the Court of Appeals that was created by the death May 3rd of Judge Robert J. Lewis Jr.The Nominating Commission, which consists of one lawyer and one non-lawyer from each of the state's four congressional districts ...
	02/20/2004 Members elected to judicial district nominating commissions TOPEKA—Judicial District Nominating Commissions nominate persons for appointment to the office of district judge and to the office of district magistrate judge in judicial districts that have adopted the nonpartisan method for the selection of judges.There are currently 17 nonpartisan judicial districts: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th ...
	02/04/2004 Chief justice expresses appreciation for change in budget submission TOPEKA—Chief Justice Kay McFarland today publicly thanked the 2003 Kansas Legislature and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for enabling the Judicial Branch to submit its budget directly to the Legislature, rather than first to the Executive Branch. Her comments were made in the annual State of the Judiciary message, which was delivered to the ...