Kansas Supreme Court
The Kansas Supreme Court is the most powerful court in the state of Kansas. It has seven justices. It is led by Chief Justice Lawton Nuss, the court supervises the legal profession, administers the judicial branch, and serves as the state court of last resort in the appeals process.[1]
| Location | Topeka, Kansas |
|---|---|
| Composition method | Missouri plan with retention elections |
| Authorized by | Kansas Constitution |
| Decisions are appealed to | Supreme Court of the United States |
| Judge term length | 6 years |
| Number of positions | 7 |
| Website | Official website |
| Chief Justice | |
| Currently | Lawton Nuss |
| Since | August 1, 2010 |
| Lead position ends | January 8, 2023 |
History
After the Kansas–Nebraska Act passed in 1854, President Franklin Pierce chose Samuel Dexter LeCompte as the first chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Kansas Territory.[2]
Notable cases
State v. Limon
In State v. Limon, the Kansas Supreme Court unanimously struck down part of a law that sentenced Matthew Limon to prison over a decade longer than a heterosexual would have received. This was because there were different age of consent laws for homosexuals.[3]
Montoy v. Kansas
The court has ruled that the $2.7 billion in school funding was not good enough and was given out unfairly. It then suggested the Kansas legislature increase money for schools and change the way the money was given out.[4][5][6][7] Many Republicans saw this as judicial activism. Some Republicans called for changes in how justices are chosen.[8]
Hermesmann v. Seyer
In Hermesmann v. Seyer, the Court said that a woman is can sue the father of her child for child support even if conception happened because of a criminal act (such as statutory rape) committed by the woman against the father. It also said that a mother being a possible criminal due to the criminal statutes had nothing to do with determining the father's child support amount.[9]
References
- ↑ "Kansas Supreme Court Purpose and Authority" (English). Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- ↑ "Samuel Dexter Lecompte, 1814-1888". www.territorialkansasonline.org. June 15, 2006.
- ↑ "The Other Matthew". Archived from the original (English) on 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- ↑ "Montoy v. Kansas". Archived from the original (English) on 2006-12-08. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- ↑ "School Suit Means More Stability, But Much Is Unsettled" (English). Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- ↑ "Timeline of Events in School Finance Lawsuit" (English). Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- ↑ "Vonnegut: Lawyers Could Use Literary Lesson" (English). Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- ↑ "Committee Considers Changing Selection of Supreme Court Justices" (English). Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- ↑ Rowland, Debran (2005). The boundaries of her body : the troubling history of women's rights in America. Naperville, Ill.: Sphinx Pub. pp. 448–449. ISBN 978-1572485068.
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