February 2017 News Releases

	02/17/2017 Supreme Court to conduct special evening session March 30 at Southwestern College TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court will conduct a special evening session March 30 at Southwestern College in Winfield as part of 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 6:30 p.m. to about 8 p.m. Thursday, March 30, in the Richardson ...
	02/15/2017 Kansas Supreme Court observes National Court Reporting and Captioning Week February 11-18 TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court issued a proclamation today recognizing February 11 through 18 as National Court Reporting and Captioning Week and encouraged all Kansans to join the state court system in its observance of the week."In ancient Egypt, scribes were considered the literate elite, recording laws and other important documents, ...
	02/03/2017 Supreme Court issues decision in Gleason case TOPEKA—A divided Kansas Supreme Court today upheld by a vote of 4-3 the death sentence of Sidney J. Gleason in a capital murder case involving a 2004 double homicide in Barton County.Gleason was convicted of killing Darren Wornkey and his girlfriend, Mikiala "Miki" Martinez, in what prosecutors charged was an attempt to threaten ...
	02/02/2017 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission to interview candidates for district magistrate judge TOPEKA—The 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 1 p.m., February 22, 2017, at the Johnson County Administrative Building in Olathe to review applications. On March 8, 2017, the nominating commission will meet to conduct interviews and select the judge. The time and place for this meeting will be posted on the ...