February 2011 News Releases

02/18/2011 Three nominated for Court of Appeals vacancy The Supreme Court Nominating Commission Friday sent the names of two district judges and a Topeka attorney to Gov. Sam Brownback as nominees to fill a vacancy on the Court of Appeals that was created by the appointment of Justice Nancy L. Moritz to the Supreme Court.Nominated were Shawnee County District Judge David E. Bruns, Labette County ...

02/14/2011 Judicial administrator announces retirement Dr. Howard Schwartz, longtime Kansas Judicial Administrator, announced his retirement after 32 years as head of the Office of Judicial Administration, the Supreme Court's administrative arm. He is the longest serving State Court Administrator in the nation.As Judicial Administrator, Dr. Schwartz oversaw much change in the Kansas courts over the ...