August 2014 News Releases

	08/29/2014 6th Judicial District Nominating Commission picks Valorie Leblanc to fill magistrate judge vacancy in Bourbon County TOPEKA— The 6th Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected Valorie R. Leblanc to fill the magistrate judge vacancy in the 6th Judicial District, sitting in Bourbon County.The commission interviewed four applicants for the position last Friday, and those meetings were open to the public.Valorie R. Leblanc, Fort Scott, currently is ...
	08/29/2014 Chief Judge Richard M. (Dick) Smith to retire January 12 TOPEKA—Chief Judge Richard “Dick” Smith announced he is retiring January 12 after serving nearly 27 years on the bench in the 6th judicial district.“It has been an honor and privilege to be entrusted with the position of district judge and to serve the people of Kansas, particularly those in the 6th judicial district,” ...
	08/29/2014 Nominating commission seeks candidates for judge vacancy in 6th Judicial District TOPEKA—The 6th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking candidates to fill a judge vacancy in the 6th Judicial District created by the January 2015 retirement of Chief Judge Richard “Dick” Smith.The vacancy will be in Division 2 in Linn County.A judge must reside in the district, be at least 30 years old, have actively ...
	08/29/2014 Nine apply to fill judge vacancy in 3rd Judicial District TOPEKA—Nine people applied to fill a judge vacancy in the 3rd Judicial District created by the retirement of District Court Judge Jean M. Schmidt.The 3rd Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 9 a.m. Monday, September 15, in the Shawnee County Courthouse, 200 SE 7th Street, Topeka, to interview applicants. Interviews are open ...
	08/28/2014 Supreme Court selects Kansas City Kansas Community College for October 29 docket TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court announced today it has selected Kansas City Kansas Community College as the next destination in its ongoing outreach to familiarize Kansans with the high court, its work, and the overall role of the Kansas judiciary.The court will be in session from 9 a.m. to about noon Wednesday, October 29, in the Performing ...
	08/26/2014 Eleven apply to fill judge vacancy in 7th Judicial District TOPEKA—Eleven people applied to fill a judge vacancy in the 7th Judicial District created by the retirement of District Court Judge Michael J. Malone.The 7th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 9 a.m. Tuesday, September 23, in the Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, Lawrence, to interview applicants ...
	08/25/2014 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission sends candidate names to governor TOPEKA—The 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission sent the names of two candidates for district court judge to Gov. Sam Brownback, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of District Court Judge Thomas H. Sachse.The two candidates are:Brandon Lance Jones, who currently is Anderson County Attorney and ...
	08/20/2014 Chief Judge Jerome Hellmer to retire January 12 Chief Judge Jerome P. Hellmer announced today he is retiring January 12 after serving 18 years on the bench in the 28th judicial district.“It has been an honor and privilege to serve as judge in the 28th judicial district. I’ve enjoyed working with my fellow judges, my support staff and the people of this wonderful community,&rdquo ...
	08/20/2014 Nominating commission seeks candidates for judge vacancy in 28th Judicial District TOPEKA—The 28th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking candidates to fill a judge vacancy in Saline County created by the retirement of District Court Judge Jerome P. Hellmer.Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss, the Supreme Court departmental justice responsible for the 28th Judicial District, said nominees can apply or be recommended ...
	08/14/2014 Kansas Court of Appeals judge selected to receive national award TOPEKA—The National Center for State Courts announced today that Judge Steve Leben of the Kansas Court of Appeals has been selected to receive the 2014 William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence.Leben is the first Kansas judge to receive the award since it was established in 1996.The award is named after William H. Rehnquist, Chief ...
	08/11/2014 Four apply to fill judge vacancy in 4th Judicial District TOPEKA—Four people applied to fill a judge vacancy in the 4th Judicial District, which includes Anderson, Coffey, Franklin and Osage counties.The 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 9:15 a.m. Friday, August 22, in the Franklin County Courthouse in Ottawa to interview nominees. The meeting will be open to the public.The ...
	08/08/2014 Chief Justice Nuss to sit on national panel discussing media coverage of courts TOPEKA—Chief Justice Lawton Nuss of the Kansas Supreme Court is in Boston today to participate as a panelist in the American Bar Association’s “Fourth Annual Forum on Judicial Independence: How Lawyers, Judges, and the Public are Influenced by Media Coverage of the Courts.”“It is an honor to be invited by the American ...
	08/05/2014 Supreme Court Nominating Commission sends names to governor TOPEKA — The Supreme Court Nominating Commission today sent names of three candidates for Supreme Court justice to Gov. Sam Brownback, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the vacancy created by the July 28 departure of Justice Nancy Moritz to serve on the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.The three candidates are all judges. Karen Arnold ...