Chief justice reappoints four to Kansas Judicial Council

TOPEKA—Chief Justice Marla Luckert reappointed four members to the Kansas Judicial Council.  

Reappointed to four-year terms ending June 30, 2027, are: 

• Vic Braden, deputy attorney general, criminal litigation division, Kansas Attorney General's Office 

• Chief Judge Amy Harth, 6th Judicial District, composed of Bourbon, Linn, and Miami counties 

• Joseph Jeter, Hays, lawyer 

• Chief Justice Marla Luckert, Kansas Supreme Court  

The Legislature created the Kansas Judicial Council to study the judicial branch of government and recommend improvements in the administration of justice. The council undertakes studies in many areas of law and may accept assignments from the Legislature and the Kansas Supreme Court. 

Work may involve drafting legislation and court rules, writing books and manuals, publishing forms used in legal proceedings, preparing jury instructions, and making reports and recommendations. 

The chief justice appoints eight of the council’s 10 members. Chairs of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees also serve on the council.