Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
A commission has advanced three names for the governor to consider to fill a district judge vacancy in Douglas County, according to an announcement from the Kansas Judicial Branch.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Nine candidates have tossed their hats in the ring for a district judge vacancy in Douglas County.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Douglas County District Judge Carl Folsom was selected Thursday as one of three nominees the governor will consider to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court.
A Douglas County judge blocked the state from enforcing portions of a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, allowing transgender kids in Kansas to undergo hormone therapy and use puberty blockers.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
A jury today found Rodney Ericson Marshall, 55, guilty of murdering two Lawrence men and attempting to murder law enforcement officers in 2022.
Two current Douglas County District Court judges and a Lawrence attorney have applied for a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court.
Courtney Lane/Lawrence Times
A former Prairie Park Elementary School speech pathologist pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of sex crimes against students, and the court set his jury trial date: January 2027.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Judge Sally Pokorny told the people packed into a Douglas County courtroom for her retirement ceremony Friday that she’s the luckiest woman in the world.
Douglas County District Judge Sally Pokorny has announced her plans to retire next month after nearly 50 years of legal service, including establishing and presiding over behavioral health court for the last decade.
A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Kansas’ new law regulating bathroom use in government buildings and forcing Kansans to hold documents reflecting their biological sex at birth won’t have its next hearing until September.
