20-123. Same; record of election and appointment to commission; notification; meetings; rules and regulations; public body subject to open meetings act. (a) When the chairperson and other members of the commission chosen by the members of the bar have been elected, and after the names of the nonlawyer members appointed by the governor have been certified to the clerk of the supreme court as provided in this act, the clerk shall make a record thereof in the clerk's office and shall notify the members of the commission of their election and appointment. The commission shall meet from time to time as may be necessary to discharge the responsibilities of the commission. Such meetings shall be held at such place as the clerk of the supreme court may arrange. Such meeting shall be held upon the call of the chairperson, or in the event of the chairperson's failure to call a meeting when a meeting is necessary, upon the call of any four members of the commission. The commission shall act only at a meeting, and may act only by the concurrence of a majority of its members. The commission shall have power to adopt such reasonable and proper rules and regulations for the conduct of its proceedings and the discharge of its duties as are consistent with this act and the constitution of the state of Kansas.
(b) (1) The supreme court nominating commission shall be and is hereby deemed to be a public body and shall be subject to the open meetings act, K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(2) Except as provided further, the commission shall not recess for a closed or executive meeting for any purpose. The commission, in accordance with K.S.A. 75-4319, and amendments thereto, may recess for a closed or executive meeting only for the purpose of discussing sensitive financial information contained within the personal financial records or official background check of a candidate for judicial nomination.
(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to supersede the commission's discretion to close a record or portion of a record submitted to the commission pursuant to any applicable exception to public disclosure under the open records act.
History: L. 1959, ch. 158, § 5; L. 2003, ch. 99, § 4; L. 2016, ch. 93, § 5; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
20-101 Court of record; jurisdiction; administrative authority; duties of chief justice.
20-101a Original jurisdiction in legislative apportionment cases.
20-105 Qualifications of justices.
20-108 Carrying out appellate court judgments and decrees by district courts.
20-115 Fees to state general fund.
20-116 Supplies; requisitions.
20-119 Supreme court nominating commission; selection of chairperson.
20-120 Same; selection of member from each congressional district.
20-121 Same; tie votes resolved by lot.
20-124 Same; appointment of nonlawyer members; vacancies.
20-126 Same; uncontested elections.
20-127 Same; change in status affecting membership; vacancies.
20-128 Same; appointment by chief justice to fill vacancy of lawyer member, when; certification.
20-129 Same; congressional redistricting; effect; staggered terms.
20-130 Same; canvassers of elections; duties.
20-131 Same; additional term for members.
20-132 Same; vacancies in supreme court; notification of chairman; nominations by commission.
20-133 Same; intent of act; powers and duties of commission.
20-134 Same; withdrawal of nominations and substitution of names, when.
20-135 Same; appointments by chief justice, when.
20-136 Same; acquisition of supplies and equipment.
20-137 Same; compensation of members; expenses.
20-139 Conferences of supreme court justices and certain judges; expenses.
20-152 Judicial study advisory committee; appointment; expenses.
20-155 Supreme court law library; law librarian and other personnel.
20-157 Same; transfer of certain publications, books, records and accounts from state library.
20-158 Budget for judicial branch of state government; preparation; submission.
20-159 Reproduction and preservation of court records; minimum standards.
20-160 Court may adopt rules relating to court records.
20-162 Supreme court to establish judicial personnel classification system; exceptions; contents.
20-163 Official station, justices and court of appeals judges.
20-164 Rules establishing expedited process for support, parenting time and child visitation orders.
20-165 Rules establishing child support guidelines.
20-166 Access to justice fund; expenditures; grant guidelines established by the supreme court.
20-167 Supervision fee for juvenile offender; fees paid to county general fund; waiver.
20-171 Severability of chapter 93 of the 2016 Session Laws of Kansas.