TOPEKA—Elicia Davidson, managing court reporter in the 18th Judicial District, was elected president of the Kansas Court Reporters Association by the association membership. Davidson has been a member of the Kansas Court Reporters Association since 2010. She previously se...

TOPEKA—Chief Justice Marla Luckert signed an administrative order today creating an ad hoc committee to study the use of artificial intelligence in the Kansas legal system.  The 21-member Ad Hoc Artificial Intelligence Committee is created by Supreme Court Administrative ...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court will visit Logan, Kansas, April 29 as part of its ongoing outreach to familiarize Kansans with the court, its work, and the overall role of the Kansas judiciary.   The court will visit USD No. 326 and the Logan Intergenerational Family Educ...

TOPEKA—The Kansas District Court Public Access Portal will be offline from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 1, for a domain change from .org to .gov. People who use the portal are encouraged to update their bookmarks after the domain change is complete.  The change is...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Court of Appeals docket scheduled Wednesday, February 19 , will be by videoconference because of adverse weather conditions.   The Topeka docket will be livestreamed and archived on the  Kansas Court of Appeals YouTube channel .

TOPEKA—The Kansas Judicial Center will be closed Tuesday, February 18, due to adverse weather conditions. Court personnel will work remotely, but offices in the Kansas Judicial Center will be closed to in-person service. Individual judicial chambers may remain open at t...

TOPEKA—Kayla Acosta, Ellis County District Court clerk, was elected president of the Kansas Association of District Court Clerks and Administrators at the organization’s annual meeting.   Acosta was appointed clerk in 2021 and has been with the judicial branch since 2016...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Judicial Center will be closed Wednesday, February 12, due to adverse weather conditions. Court personnel will work remotely, but offices in the Kansas Judicial Center will be closed to in-person service. Individual judicial chambers may remain open at...

TOPEKA—The 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission has sent the names of four nominees to fill a district judge vacancy in Cloud County to Gov. Laura Kelly, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the position.   This vacancy was created January 1 when District Magis...

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has created an ad hoc group to advise the court on creating criminal mediation rules.   The 12-member group is created by Supreme Court Administrative Order 2025-CM-011 signed today by Chief Justice Marla Luckert.   “In recent years, ...