November 2019 News Releases

	11/22/2019 7th Judicial District Nominating Commission submits nominees for district judge vacancy TOPEKA—The 7th Judicial District Nominating Commission has sent the names of three nominees for district judge to Gov. Laura Kelly, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the vacancy created by the December 31 retirement of Chief Judge Peggy Carr Kittel.The 7th Judicial District is composed of Douglas County.The three nominees are:Stacey ...
	11/22/2019 New chief judge appointed for 7th Judicial District TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge James McCabria as chief judge of the 7th Judicial District effective from January 1 through December 31, 2021.McCabria will succeed Chief Judge Peggy Carr Kittel, who will retire December 31.The 7th Judicial District is composed of Douglas County.“We are glad that Judge ...
	11/20/2019 Supreme Court Nominating Commission to interview applicants January 16 and 17 TOPEKA—The Supreme Court Nominating Commission will interview applicants on Thursday, January 16, and Friday, January 17, to fill the vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court created by the December 17 retirement of Chief Justice Lawton Nuss.Interviews will be in a meeting room on the first floor of the Kansas Judicial Center, 301 SW 10th Ave ...
	11/19/2019 7th Judicial District Nominating Commission announces interview schedule for Douglas County vacancy TOPEKA—The 7th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene November 21 to interviews six nominees to fill a district judge position in Douglas County created by the December 31 retirement of Chief Judge Peggy Carr Kittel.The 7th Judicial District is composed of Douglas County.The commission will meet at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, November ...
	11/19/2019 Chanute lawyer selected for district magistrate judge vacancy in Woodson County TOPEKA—The 31st Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected Thomas Mikulka, Chanute, to fill a magistrate judge vacancy in Woodson County.The commission conducted public interviews of nominees for the position November 19 in Yates Center. Four people had applied for the opening.Mikulka's new position will be effective upon his ...
	11/18/2019 11th Judicial District Nominating Commission seeks nominees for district judge vacancy TOPEKA—The 11th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district judge vacancy in Labette County created by the January 2 retirement of Judge Jeffry Jack.The 11th Judicial District is composed of Cherokee, Crawford, and Labette counties.Justice Caleb Stegall, the Supreme Court's temporary departmental ...
	11/18/2019 Seventeen candidates apply for Supreme Court vacancy TOPEKA—Five judges and 12 lawyers applied by a noon deadline today to fill a Kansas Supreme Court vacancy created by the December 17 retirement of Chief Justice Lawton Nuss.The applicants are:Kristafer R. Ailslieger, lawyer, TopekaDaniel Cahill, judge, Kansas CityAngela D. Coble, lawyer, SalinaHenry R. Cox, lawyer, ShawneeDennis D. Depew ...
	11/08/2019 Retired Kingman County district magistrate judge receives statewide award TOPEKA—District Magistrate Judge Roseanna Mathis, who retired in August, received the Lee Nusser Award for Outstanding Magistrate Judge of 2019.The Kansas District Magistrate Judges Association presented the award to Mathis at its annual meeting October 22 in Wichita.District Magistrate Judge Jenifer Ashford, the group's newly elected ...
	11/07/2019 Long-serving Topeka judge receives state judges' award TOPEKA—The Kansas District Judges Association presented its top honor to Judge Franklin Theis of Topeka.The association presented its Award for Judicial Excellence to Theis at its recent annual meeting in Wichita."It was surprising, overwhelming, and unexpected," Theis said. But he said the honor was "the perfect icing on the ...
	11/06/2019 7th Judicial District Nominating Commission to interview nominees for Douglas County vacancy TOPEKA—The 7th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene November 21 to interview six nominees to fill a district judge position in Douglas County created by the December 31 retirement of Chief Judge Peggy Carr Kittel.The commission will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday, November 21, in the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, 111 E 11th St ...
	11/04/2019 Kansas District Judges Association elects 2019-20 officers TOPEKA—The Kansas District Judges Association, an organization open to all state district court judges, has elected officers to serve the organization in the coming year.Judge Bruce Gatterman was elected president. He is chief judge of the 24th Judicial District, composed of Edwards, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Pawnee, and Rush counties.He has ...