November 2010 News Releases

	11/12/2010 Three nominated for Court of Appeals TOPEKA—Two judges and the head of the Supreme Court’s Death Penalty Appeals staff today were nominated to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Court of Appeals that will be created by the January 10 retirement of Chief Judge Gary W. Rulon.The names of Overland Park Municipal Court Judge Karen Arnold-Berger, Finney County District Judge Robert J ...
	11/10/2010 Three nominated for Douglas County judge TOPEKA—The names of three Lawrence attorneys were submitted to Gov. Mark Parkinson today as nominees to succeed Douglas County District Judge Jean F. Shepherd, who is retiring effective January 10 following 27 years service as a judge in Lawrence.Nominated to succeed her are Barbara K. Huff, a Lawrence attorney in practice; James R. McCabria, ...
	11/08/2010 New chief judge of Court of Appeals named TOPEKA—Judge Richard D. Greene has been appointed chief judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals to succeed outgoing Chief Judge Gary W. Rulon, who will retire at the end of his term January 10.The appointment was made by the Supreme Court and is effective upon Judge Rulon’s retirement. Rulon had been chief judge of the Court since 2001 ...
	11/04/2010 Three judges named to hear school finance suit TOPEKA—Court of Appeals Chief Judge Gary W. Rulon today appointed three judges from across the state to preside over a new lawsuit challenging the current level of state funding for Kansas schools.The suit, Gannon et al. v. State of Kansas, was filed in Shawnee County District Court Tuesday; however, a 2005 legislative enactment directs the ...