December 2017 News Releases

	12/28/2017 Court of Appeals Judge Steve Leben receives American Judges Association honor TOPEKA — Judge Steve Leben of the Kansas Court of Appeals has received the American Judges Association's highest award for contributions to the judiciary.Leben is the 2017 recipient of the Chief Justice Richard W. Holmes Award of Merit, named for the late Kansas Supreme Court chief justice who was one of the founders of AJA.Leben was ...
	12/22/2017 Kansas Supreme Court will require electronic filing in all courts effective June 25, 2018 TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court announced today that it will require attorneys to begin electronically filing documents in all state courts effective June 25, 2018, and that it is taking public comment on rule amendments that advance the efiling requirement.The requirement applies to all Kansas-licensed attorneys who are permitted to ...
	12/22/2017 Court of Appeals Judge Gardner honored by alma mater TOPEKA — Kansas Court of Appeals Judge Kathryn Gardner was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from her alma mater, Geneva College, located in Beaver Falls, Pa.The annual award is given during the college's fall homecoming to alumni "for service above self, who embody the principles for which Geneva College stands, and whose ...
	12/21/2017 Kansas Supreme Court names two new members, reappoints three others to Chief Judges Council TOPEKA — Chief Justice Lawton Nuss appointed Chief Judge Preston Pratt and Chief Judge Joe Dickinson to the Chief Judges Council, which provides the Kansas Supreme Court with ground-level perspective on issues facing Kansas courts.Pratt is chief judge of the 17th Judicial District, which is composed of Decatur, Norton, Phillips, Smith, Graham ...
	12/20/2017 Chief justice reappoints retired judge to Kansas Government Ethics Commission TOPEKA — Chief Justice Lawton Nuss has reappointed Jerome P. Hellmer, a retired judge, to the Kansas Government Ethics Commission. The appointment is for a two-year term that runs through January 2020.Hellmer has served on the ethics commission since January 2015, when he retired as chief judge of the 28th Judicial District, which is composed ...
	12/08/2017 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission submits candidate names for district judge vacancy in Coffey County TOPEKA — The 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission has sent the names of three candidates for district judge to Gov. Sam Brownback, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the vacancy created by the November 30 retirement of Coffey County Judge Phillip M. Fromme.The three candidates are:Meghan K. Morgan, Burlington, assistant county ...
	12/05/2017 11th Judicial District Nominating Commission to interview nominees for district judge vacancy in Crawford County TOPEKA — The 11th Judicial Nominating Commission will convene January 18, 2018, to interview nominees to fill a district judge vacancy in Crawford County created by the December 18 retirement of Chief Judge A.J. Wachter. Interviews are open to the public. The times and location of the interviews will be announced later.The 11th Judicial ...