February 2019 News Releases

	02/27/2019 Task force to focus on lawyer well-being TOPEKA—The newly formed Kansas State Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being will address health issues in the legal profession and implement recommendations from a national group.The National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being, created in 2016 by the American Bar Association, suggests reaching out to groups that influence the legal profession: the ...
	02/11/2019 Updated salary study shows judicial branch employee pay still below market TOPEKA—The Kansas judicial branch today released an updated study showing that pay for nearly every job classification within the branch continues to be below market levels, some by as much as 18.6 percent."When I gave my State of the Judiciary address Wednesday, I noted that pay for Kansas trial judges ranks dead last among our 50 ...
	02/11/2019 Supreme Court to conduct special evening session in Lawrence TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court will conduct a special evening session April 1 at the University of Kansas in Lawrence 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. Monday, April 1, 2019, at the Lied ...