NCJ Number
54169
Date Published
1978
Length
195 pages
Annotation
ACTIVITIES OF KANSAS COURTS DURING THE STATE'S FIRST FISCAL YEAR UNDER A UNIFIED TRIAL COURT STRUCTURE AND A TWO-TIERED APPELLATE COURT STRUCTURE ARE REPORTED.
Abstract
THE 1978 ANNUAL REPORT MARKS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE KANSAS OFFICE OF THE JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATOR HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER IN ONE DOCUMENT STATISTICS ON ALL TYPES OF CASES AT BOTH THE TRIAL AND APPELLATE COURT LEVELS. IT IS ALSO THE FIRST ANNUAL REPORT TO INCLUDE NARRATIVE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE STRUCTURE, HISTORY, JURISDICTIONS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS OF THE KANSAS COURT SYSTEM. COMBINED APPELLATE CASELOAD AND DISPOSITION DATA ARE PRESENTED, TOGETHER WITH SEPARATE STATISTICS FOR THE SUPREME COURT AND FOR THE COURT OF APPEALS. THE STATE'S DISTRICT COURT CASELOAD INFORMATION SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED. STATEWIDE SUMMARY DATA ARE PRESENTED ON THE TOTAL CASELOAD ACTIVITIES OF DISTRICT COURTS IN 1978 AND ON THE DISTRICT COURTS' DOMESTIC RELATIONS, CIVIL, FELONY, MISDEMEANOR, AND TOTAL CRIMINAL CASELOAD ACTIVITIES. BREAKDOWNS OF STATE SUMMARY DATA BY COUNTY ARE INCLUDED. SUMMARY DATA BY DISTRICT ARE PRESENTED ON CIVIL CASES; CRIMINAL CASES; TRAFFIC CASES; JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS; DECEDENT ESTATE, GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP ESTATE, AND OTHER PROBATE MATTERS; AND MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS. DISTRICT COURT STATISTICS COVER FILINGS, DISPOSITIONS, AND CASES PENDING. A ROSTER OF KANSAS JUDGES IS ALSO PROVIDED. (LKM)