December 2014 News Releases

	12/31/2014 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission sends candidate names to governor TOPEKA—The 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission sent the names of three candidates for district court judge to Gov. Sam Brownback, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the vacancy created by the January 12, 2015, retirement of Judge David R. Platt.The 8th judicial district includes Dickinson, Geary, Marion and Morris counties.The ...
	12/22/2014 Rene Young new chief judge of 28th judicial district TOPEKA—Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss announced today that Rene Young will become chief judge of the 28th judicial district for a two-year period that starts January 1, 2015.“Judge Young is well-respected by court employees and by her fellow judges in her district,” Nuss said. “She and I were lawyers in Salina during the same ...
	12/22/2014 Access to Justice Committee seeking comment on draft guidelines to restrict filings from abusive litigants TOPEKA—The Access to Justice Committee has released for comment proposed guidelines for judges to restrict court filings from litigants who repeatedly file frivolous, malicious, or repetitive pleadings.Members of the public and the legal community are encouraged to review the proposed guidelines and provide comment by February 1. The ...
	12/09/2014 Three candidates to be interviewed for judge vacancy in 8th Judicial District TOPEKA—The 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission will interview three candidates who applied to fill a judge vacancy created by the January 12, 2015, retirement of District Court Judge David R. Platt.The 8th judicial district includes Dickinson, Geary, Marion and Morris counties.The nominating commission will convene at 9 a.m. Tuesday ...
	12/03/2014 Reno County Judge McCarville to sit with Kansas Supreme Court TOPEKA—Reno County District Court Judge Joseph L. McCarville III has been appointed to sit with the Supreme Court Wednesday, December 10, to hear oral arguments in a proceeding relating to judicial conduct.After hearing oral arguments, McCarville will join Supreme Court justices in their deliberations and opinion drafting.“I’m ...
	12/01/2014 Supreme Court to meet in special session December 5 to swear in Caleb Stegall TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court will meet in special session at 1:30 p.m. Friday, December 5, to swear in the Honorable Caleb Stegall to fill a vacancy created by the departure of Justice Nancy Moritz to serve on the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss will preside at the ceremony.Stegall will be presented to the ...