Supreme Court makes appointments to eCourt Steering Committee

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed one new member and reappointed 12 current members to the eCourt Steering Committee overseeing implementation of a statewide centralized case management system. 
 
The new Kansas eCourt case management system allows all district and appellate case data to reside on a single web-based platform, transforming the way state courts serve the people of Kansas. 

Lisa Paxton, director of the central payment center in the Office of Judicial Administration, was appointed to serve through June 30, 2024.  

Justice Dan Biles chairs the committee. He and other members were reappointed to serve terms through June 30, 2024: 

• Chief Judge Karen Arnold-Burger, Kansas Court of Appeals 

• Christine Blake, clerk of the Finney County District Court in the 25th Judicial District 

• Chief Judge Jeffery Gettler, 14th Judicial District, composed of Montgomery and Chautauqua counties 

• Kelly Johnson, court administrator, 4th Judicial District, composed of Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, and Osage counties 

• Kelly O'Brien, chief information technology officer, Office of Judicial Administration 

• Kathy Oliver, clerk of the Riley County District Court in the 21st Judicial District 

• District Judge Thomas Kelly Ryan of the 10th Judicial District, composed of Johnson County 

• Doug Shima, clerk of the appellate courts 

• Stephanie Smith, judicial administrator, Office of Judicial Administration 

• Justice Caleb Stegall, Kansas Supreme Court, vice chair 

• District Magistrate Judge Debra Wright, serving in Mitchell County of the 12th Judicial District