February 2004 News Releases

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 ...