Kansas Court of Appeals
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Court of Appeals judges are selected by the Governor of Kansas from a list submitted to him by the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission. The judges serve terms of four years. One of the Court of Appeals judges is appointed chief judge of the Court of Appeals by the Supreme Court.
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
The following judges currently serve in the Kansas Court of Appeals:
- Chief Judge Gary W. Rulon
- Judge Jerry G. Elliott
- Judge G. Joseph Pierron, Jr.
- Judge Henry W. Green, Jr.
- Judge Christel E. Marquardt
- Judge Tom Malone
- Judge Richard D. Greene
- Judge Stephen D. Hill
- Judge Patrick D. McAnany
- Judge Nancy Caplinger
- Judge Michael B. Buser
- Judge Steve Leben
Pictured, Seated (l-r) Henry W. Green Jr., Jerry G. Elliott, Gary W. Rulon, Chief Judge, G. Joseph Pierron Jr., and Christel E. Marquardt. Standing (l-r) are Nancy L. Caplinger, Stephen D. Hill, Tom Malone, Lee A. Johnson, Richard Greene, Patrick D. McAnany, and Michael B. Buser.
