September 2010 News Releases

	09/28/2010 Three nominated for Supreme Court TOPEKA—Two Court of Appeals judges and a Lyon County district judge today were nominated to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court created by the August 4th death of Chief Justice Robert E. Davis.Gov. Mark Parkinson will have 60 days in which to pick from among Chief Judge Merlin G. Wheeler, Emporia, Court of Appeals Judge Nancy L. Caplinger, or ...
	09/14/2010 Nominations sought for 28th Judicial District judge vacancy TOPEKA—A nominating commission charged with naming candidates to fill a district judge vacancy in the 28th Judicial District has issued a request for assistance from the public.The 28th Judicial District includes Ottawa and Saline counties.The nine-member commission is responsible for submitting the names of two or three nominees to the ...
	09/09/2010 17th Judicial District Chief Judge Elliott to sit with Supreme Court TOPEKA—Hon. William B. Elliott, chief judge of the 17th Judicial District, will sit with the state Supreme Court Wednesday, September 15th, to hear appeals in five matters on the Court’s docket.The Supreme Court appointed Judge Elliott to join them in place of Chief Justice Robert E. Davis, who died August 4th. Judge Elliott is ...
	09/08/2010 Comprehensive review of court system announced TOPEKA—Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss today announced the Supreme court is undertaking the first comprehensive review of the administration and efficiency of the Kansas courts since the 1974 Kansas Judicial Study Advisory Committee study that led to unification of state courts in 1977.“For the first time in Kansas history, court-by-court ...
	09/08/2010 Gordon Atcheson to be sworn in to Court of Appeals TOPEKA—The Kansas Court of Appeals will meet in special session Friday at 1:30 p.m. in the Supreme Court Courtroom to swear in Hon. G. Gordon Atcheson as the newest member of the 13-judge appellate court.Atcheson was appointed to fill the vacancy on the Court of Appeals that was created by the April 5 death of Judge Jerry G. Elliott.Court of ...
	09/08/2010 Reno County's Chief Judge Macke Dick to sit with Supreme Court TOPEKA—Hon. Patricia Macke Dick, chief judge of the 27th Judicial District, will sit with the state Supreme Court Monday, September 20, to hear oral arguments in seven attorney discipline proceedings on the Court’s docket.The Supreme Court appointed Judge Macke Dick to join them in place of Chief Justice Robert E. Davis, who died August ...
	09/08/2010 Riley County's Chief Judge Miller to sit with Supreme Court TOPEKA—Hon. Paul E. Miller, chief judge of the 21st Judicial District, will sit with the state Supreme Court Thursday, September 16th, to hear appeals in four matters on the Court’s docket.The Supreme Court appointed Judge Miller to join them in place of Chief Justice Robert E. Davis, who died August 4th. Judge Miller is currently ...
	09/01/2010 Thirteen apply for Supreme Court vacancy TOPEKA—Thirteen persons applied by the noon deadline today to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court that was created by the retirement of former Chief Justice Robert E. Davis.The Supreme Court Nominating Commission will interview applicants for the position on September 27 and 28, and then submit three names to Governor Mark Parkinson for ...