Kansas Court of Appeals

From Judgepedia

Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

Portal:Intermediate appellate courts in the states

The Kansas Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court in Kansas.

Jurisdiction

Court of Appeals judges ordinarily do not conduct trials. They decide an appealed case by reading the record of the trial and written briefs filed by the parties, and hearing oral arguments of lawyers. They research and review the law involved in the case and then write an opinion which is usually published in bound volumes.

The members of the Court of Appeals sit in panels of three at locations throughout the state, including the primary courtroom in the Kansas Judicial Center. Each panel typically take up 30 appeals over a two-day period every month. Decisions of the Court of Appeals are filed weekly, usually on Friday mornings.[1]

Judges

Court of Appeals judges are selected by the Governor of Kansas from a list submitted to him/her by the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission. The judges serve terms of four years. The mandatory age of retirement for a Court of Appeals judge is 75, but a judge who reaches that age mid-term may serve out the remainder of their term. [2]

One of the Court of Appeals judges is appointed Chief Judge of the Court by the Kansas Supreme Court.

References

  1. ↑ Court of Appeals page
  2. ↑ "New law helps 75-year-old Kansas judge stay on bench" Associated Press, September 19, 2009
KansasKansas Supreme CourtKansas Court of AppealsKansas District CourtsKansas Municipal CourtsUnited States District Court for the District of KansasUnited States bankruptcy court, District of KansasUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitKansas countiesKansas judicial newsKansas judicial electionsJudicial selection in Kansas
v • d • e
State intermediate appellate courts
Retrieved from "http://judgepedia.org/index.php/Kansas_Court_of_Appeals"
Personal tools