November 2018 News Releases

	11/28/2018 Nominees sought for district magistrate judge vacancy in Harper County TOPEKA—The 30th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Harper County created by the January 15 retirement of Judge James Biles.The 30th Judicial District is composed of Barber, Harper, Kingman, Pratt, and Sumner counties.Justice Carol Beier, the Supreme Court departmental ...
	11/28/2018 16th Judicial District Chief Judge Van Hampton to retire TOPEKA—Chief Judge Van Hampton of the 16th Judicial District will retire December 31.Hampton has been a district court judge since 1995 and chief judge since 2015. He presides over cases in Clark, Comanche, Ford, Gray, Kiowa, and Meade counties.He was appointed district judge in August 1995 and has been re-elected every four years since 1996. ...
	11/16/2018 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission appoints magistrate judge for Jewell County TOPEKA—The 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission today appointed Kevin Phillips as the district magistrate judge in Jewell County.The 12th Judicial District is composed of Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Republic, and Washington counties.The district magistrate judge may be given assignments anywhere in the district.Phillips, of ...
	11/14/2018 District Magistrate Judge Cheryl Allen to retire from Reno County position TOPEKA—District Magistrate Judge Cheryl Allen, who serves in the 27th Judicial District, will retire November 30.Allen has been magistrate judge in the district, which is composed of Reno County, since 2015."I enjoyed my time as a magistrate judge and hope that I made a difference," Allen said. "I tried to look at each case and ...
	11/09/2018 New chief judge appointed for 14th Judicial District TOPEKA—Chief Justice Lawton Nuss announced today the Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Jeffrey Gettler as chief judge of the 14th Judicial District from January 13 through December 31, 2019.Gettler will succeed Chief Judge William Cullins, who will continue to serve as a district judge in the 14th Judicial District.The 14th ...
	11/08/2018 Supreme Court forms task force to examine pretrial detention practices TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has formed an ad hoc task force to examine pretrial detention practices in Kansas district courts and report its findings and recommendations to the court within 18 months.The 15-member task force was created by a November 7 Supreme Court order signed by Chief Justice Lawton Nuss. Its membership includes judges ...
	11/06/2018 Judge Patrick McAnany to retire from Kansas Court of Appeals TOPEKA—Court of Appeals Judge Patrick McAnany will retire January 14 after 24 years on the bench.McAnany was appointed a district court judge in the 10th Judicial District, composed of Johnson County, in 1995 and was named a Court of Appeals judge in 2004.He was a trial lawyer for almost three decades before becoming a judge, and he said it ...
	11/06/2018 Five reappointed to juvenile justice committee TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court reappointed five people to two-year terms on the Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee.The committee, formed in 2016 at the direction of the Kansas Legislature, reviews and oversees improvements to the juvenile justice system in the state. Membership includes representation from all three branches of government ...
	11/01/2018 Kansas Court of Appeals panel to hear oral arguments in Dodge City TOPEKA—A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Tuesday, November 13, at Ford County Courthouse, 101 W Spruce St., Dodge City.Judges Anthony Powell, G. Gordon Atcheson, and Kathryn Gardner will hear oral arguments in two cases starting at 9:30 a.m."Traveling to Dodge City to hear cases is part of the ...