20-163. Official station, justices and court of appeals judges. (a) The official station of each justice of the supreme court and judge of the court of appeals shall be the county seat of the county where the justice or judge maintains an actual abode in which the justice or judge customarily lives.
(b) The chief judge of the judicial district in which a justice of the supreme court or judge of the court of appeals has the justice's or judge's official station, shall provide suitable office space upon request by the justice or judge for use by the justice or judge and the justice's or judge's staff personnel. Such office space shall be in or adjacent to the district court courtrooms and offices at the official station of the justice or judge. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, no office space shall be provided by the chief judge of the third judicial district.
(c) Each justice of the supreme court and judge of the court of appeals, upon appointment and from time to time thereafter as changes occur, shall notify the judicial administrator in writing of the justice's or judge's official station, if other than the city of Topeka.
(d) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, all mileage and other allowances for official travel for justices of the supreme court and judges of the court of appeals shall be determined from Topeka, Kansas.
History: L. 1982, ch. 128, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 57, § 12; 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.