May 2014 News Releases

	05/15/2014 Topeka Bar Association gives 2014 Liberty Bell Award to Court of Appeals judge TOPEKA – The Topeka Bar Association gave its 2014 Liberty Bell Award to Judge G. Joseph Pierron of the Kansas Court of Appeals for his work on a Constitution Day project that involves helping organize Constitution Day activities in Seaman USD 345 schools.Pierron recruited judges from the Court of Appeals and Third Judicial District, and an ...
	05/13/2014 Kansas Court of Appeals to hear oral arguments May 20-21 in Emporia TOPEKA—A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Tuesday and Wednesday, May 20 and 21, at the Lyon County Courthouse, 430 Commercial Street, in Emporia.Chief Judge Thomas E. Malone will be the presiding judge for the panel that also includes Judge David E. Bruns and Senior Judge Daniel Hebert.Attorneys for ...
	05/01/2014 Supreme Court to appoint Heather Smith clerk of the appellate courts TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court announced today that it has hired Heather Smith to be clerk of the appellate courts at the Judicial Center in Topeka effective June 9.Smith will replace Carol Green, who has been clerk since 1991 and will retire June 6.“Carol Green set an exceptionally high bar for her successor, but we believe Heather ...