20-301. District court in each county; jurisdiction. There shall be in each county a district court, which shall be a court of record, and shall have general original jurisdiction of all matters, both civil and criminal, unless otherwise provided by law, and also shall have such appellate jurisdiction as prescribed by law. History: G.S. 1868, […]
20-301a. Classes of judges; judge of the district court defined; jurisdiction, power and authority. There shall be two classes of judges of the district courts established pursuant to K.S.A. 20-301: District judges and district magistrate judges. As used in this act, “judge of the district court” means any of such judges. Such judges shall have […]
20-301b. Judge required in each county. In each county of this state there shall be at least one judge of the district court who is a resident of and has the judge’s principal office in that county. History: L. 1983, ch. 105, § 12; L. 1984, ch. 111, § 1; July 1.
20-302. District judges; power and authority. The district judge provided for in the Kansas constitution shall have and exercise the full judicial power and authority of a district court. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 28, § 2; R.S. 1923, 20-302; L. 1965, ch. 214, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 146, § 11; Jan. 10, 1977.
20-302b. District magistrate judges; jurisdiction, powers and duties; record; appeals. (a) Subject to assignment pursuant to K.S.A. 20-329, and amendments thereto, a district magistrate judge shall have the jurisdiction and power, in any case in which a violation of the laws of the state is charged, to conduct the trial of traffic infractions, violations of […]
20-303. Seal. The secretary of state shall furnish each county organized for judicial purposes, a seal for the district court, which shall contain the words, “District court, ______ county, Kansas,” inserting the name of the county —which seal shall remain in the custody of the clerk of said court, and with which he shall authenticate […]
20-304a. Sealed instruments validated. That all official instruments to which the seal of the district court of any county in this state has been attached by the proper official, wherein the said seal purports to be the seal of the clerk of the district court instead of the seal of the district court, be and […]
20-310a. Appointments of judges pro tem; power and authority; compensation; reporting requirements. (a) Subject to the budget limitations of the district court, the chief judge of any judicial district may appoint a judge pro tem within such judicial district: (1) For good cause shown; or (2) in the absence, sickness or disability of a district […]
20-310b. Temporary judges. (a) Upon stipulation of the parties to an action, the court may order the action to be heard and determined by a temporary judge who is a retired justice of the supreme court, retired judge of the court of appeals or retired judge of the district court. Such temporary judge shall be […]
20-311. Disqualification of judge to sit in certain cases. In any contested civil or criminal case before a district court of this state, if any attorney of record or any party to such case is related, by blood or marriage to the judge before whom the same is pending, as a spouse, parent, child, grandchild, […]
20-311d. Change of judge; procedure; grounds. (a) If a party or a party’s attorney believes that the judge to whom an action is assigned cannot afford that party a fair trial in the action, the party or attorney may file a motion for change of judge. The motion shall not state the grounds for the […]
20-311e. Same; punishment for contempt prohibited. No judge or court shall punish for contempt anyone making, filing or presenting the affidavit provided for by K.S.A. 20-311d or any motion founded thereon. History: L. 1971, ch. 198, § 4; July 1.
20-311f. Same; limitations. No party shall be granted more than one change of judge in any action, but each party shall be heard to urge such party’s objections to a judge in the first instance, except that in prejudgment matters a party may move for a change of judge in accordance with K.S.A. 20-311d, and […]
20-311g. Severability. If any provision of this act or the application thereof is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable. History: L. 1971, ch. 198, § […]
20-318. Judicial department created; division of state into departments; justices assigned to departments; position of judicial administrator created; appointment, compensation and duties of administrator. (a) There is hereby created within the state of Kansas, a judicial department for the supervision of all courts in the state of Kansas. The supreme court shall divide the state […]
20-318a. Training for attorneys and judges who work in juvenile court. (a) The office of judicial administration shall designate or develop a training protocol for judges, county and district attorneys and defense attorneys who work in juvenile court. (b) The office of judicial administration shall report annually to the legislature and to the juvenile justice […]
20-319. Powers and duties of departmental justices; reports and information. (a) A justice assigned to each department shall: (1) With the help and assistance of the judicial administrator, make a survey of the conditions of the dockets and business of the district courts in the justice’s department and make a report and recommendations on the […]
20-320. Same; duties of chief justice; records and report. The chief justice shall analyze and study such reports as are submitted to him and promptly submit a summary thereof, and the recommendations of the judicial departments and judicial administrators, and shall cause a copy of all recommendations to be filed as public record in the […]
20-321. Same; rules and regulations; assistants. The chief justice of the supreme court and each judicial department justice shall adopt such rules and regulations as they may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this article, and shall assign such duties and shall appoint such assistants to the judicial administrator as they deem necessary, […]
20-322. Same; name of act; citation. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “judicial department reform act of 1965.” History: L. 1965, ch. 215, § 5; June 30.
