20-329.
Chief judge; election by district court judges in such judicial district; duties.
In every judicial district, the district court judges in such judicial district shall elect a district judge as chief judge who shall have general control over the assignment of cases within the district, subject to supervision by the supreme court. The procedure for such election shall be determined by the district court judges and adopted by district court rule. Within guidelines established by statute, rule of the supreme court or the district court, the chief judge of each district court shall be responsible for and have general supervisory authority over the clerical and administrative functions of such court. The district judge designated as chief judge by the supreme court on July 1, 2014, shall be allowed to serve as chief judge through January 1, 2016.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 385, § 34; L. 1976, ch. 146, § 28; L. 1980, ch. 94, § 5; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 36; L. 1999, ch. 57, § 17; L. 2014, ch. 82, § 11; July 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
8
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2 in the last 5 years), 1995–2025 · leading case:
Solomon v. State, 364 P.3d 536 (Kan. 2015).
Solomon v. State, 364 P.3d 536 (Kan. 2015).
· cites it 25× “The Administrative Judge may assign pretrial motions, pretrials and other preliminary matters to other divisions of the District Court.”
State v. Valladarez, 206 P.3d 879 (Kan. 2009).
· cites it 7× “22-2902(7), a statute relating to preliminary hearings, by providing: “The judge of the district court, when conducting the preliminary examination, shall have the discretion to conduct arraignment, subject to assignment pursuant to K.”
State v. Thomas, 246 P.3d 678 (Kan. 2011).
· cites it 2× “22-3206(3), which considers when a preliminary examination has been waived: *690 "If the preliminary examination is waived, arraignment shall be conducted at the time originally scheduled for the preliminary examination if a judge of the district court is available, subject to…”
Krogen v. Collins, 907 P.2d 909 (Kan. Ct. App. 1995).
“K.S.A. 20-329. These statutes indicate that, with or without a formal written assignment by the administrative judge, any district judge has authority to issue an order in any case in the judge’s assigned district unless such action would contravene the administrative judge’s…”
Schultz v. Schwartz, 11 P.3d 530 (Kan. Ct. App. 2000).
“K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 20-329. The court clerk is appointed by the chief judge of the district, with the approval of a majority of the other district judges.”
J.B.B. v. J.L.B., 495 P.3d 1036 (Kan. Ct. App. 2021).
“20-302b, but we now focus our attention on subsection (a), which reads: "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…”
Solomon v. State (Kan. 2015).
· cites it 12× “The Administrative Judge may assign pretrial motions, pretrials and other preliminary matters to other divisions of the District Court.”
Zou v. Ebberts (D. Kan. 2025).
· cites it 2× “” See K.S.A. § 20-329. The fact that Plaintiff disputes the grounds for the order does not change the immunity analysis.”
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