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The Courts have original jurisdiction over all civil and criminal cases, and jury trials are held in the Courts. Among the cases litigated in the District Courts are domestic relations , lawsuits for damages , probate and administration of estates , legal guardianship , conservatorship , the mentally ill , juvenile justice , and small claims .
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Courts of Kansas include: State courts of Kansas. Kansas Supreme Court [1] Kansas Court of Appeals [2] Kansas District Courts (31 districts) [3] Kansas Municipal Courts [4] Federal courts located in Kansas. United States District Court for the District of Kansas [5]
The District of Kansas was created in 1861, replacing the territorial court that preceded it, and President Abraham Lincoln appointed Archibald Williams as the Court's first judge. Appeals from the District of Kansas are made to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S ...
Seven judges on the Kansas Court of Appeals– the state’s intermediate court. 12 District Court Judges in the 10th Judicial District– the area’s local court. Two District Magistrate Judges ...
G.W. Jones: [12] First African American male to serve as the County Attorney for Graham County, Kansas (1896) Joseph D. Johnson: [6] [10] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the Third Judicial District in Kansas (2005) [Shawnee County, Kansas]
The new district court judges are Judge Stephanie Goodenow of Lenexa, who will serve on the new Division 20; Judge Catherine Decena Triplett of De Soto, new Division 21; and Judge Jason Billam of ...
On August 1, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Crabtree to serve as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, to the seat vacated by Judge John Watson Lungstrum, who assumed senior status on November 2, 2010. [2] On January 16, 2014, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote. [4]