October 2009 News Releases

	10/13/2009 Judge named to American Law Institute TOPEKA—Kansas Court of Appeals Judge Steve Leben has been elected to the American Law Institute (ALI), a prestigious legal organization whose members are elected through a rigorous selection process, it was announced in Topeka today.Leben is among 68 newly elected members of the now 4,234-member council. He is the only member of the Kansas ...
	10/08/2009 Courts shorten access hours TOPEKA—So far this year, the state court system’s $15.9 million budget shortfall has prompted judges from 18 counties to limit the hours of public access to the office of the clerk of district court, it was announced in Topeka today.The 18 counties are in addition to 15 counties that previously were granted Supreme Court permission to ...