Court of Appeals to sit at Cloud County Community College

TOPEKA—A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear cases in Concordia Tuesday, September 18, as part of U.S. Constitution Observance Day. Oral arguments in two of the cases will be conducted in the Cook Theater at Cloud County Community College and two others at the Cloud County Courthouse.

The Court of Appeals hearings at the Community College are from Cloud and Johnson counties. The hearings will occur at 9:30 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. The appeals to be heard at the Courthouse will begin at 1:30 p.m. Those appeals are from Geary and Riley counties.

Judges Michael B. Buser, Tom Malone, and Karen Arnold-Burger will hear the cases. Judge Buser has been designated the presiding judge for the hearing.

Judge Buser said the four appeals demonstrate how the courts interpret and apply the law as adopted by our legislature and the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. "The constitutional rights we all share are tested daily in cases that appear on our docket throughout the year," Judge Buser said.

Attorneys for each side will have an opportunity to present argument to the judges, and the judges will have a chance to ask questions. The court will then take each of the cases under consideration and will issue a written decision at a later date, usually within 60 days.

After the hearings have been completed, the judges will be available to talk with students. These hearings are part of the Constitution Day observance at Cloud County Community College. Congress has directed by law that federally funded educational institutions host educational events about the United States Constitution on or about September 17 each year. The Constitution was signed by a majority of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787.