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Overland Park Municipal Court, Kansas
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The Overland Park Municipal Court resides in Kansas. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...
Jurisdiction
This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]
| “ | Municipal courts, or city courts, deal with violations of city ordinances committed within city limits. Cases usually involve traffic and other minor offenses. A person charged with an offense in municipal court may be represented by a lawyer. The judge hears cases without a jury. Anyone convicted in municipal court may appeal to the district court of the county where the municipal court is located.[2] | ” |
Selection method
- See also: Assisted appointment
Judges of the Kansas Municipal Courts are directly appointed by a local district nominating commission. They serve four-year terms and must be reappointed if they wish to serve again.[3][4]
Qualifications
To serve on a municipal court, a judge must be:[3]
- a high school graduate;
- a county resident; and
- a lawyer admitted to practice in Kansas or certified by the state supreme court after passing an examination.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "About the courts," accessed May 12, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Kansas; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Washburn School of Law, "Attorney General Opinion No. 2002-28," June 13, 2002
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Kansas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Kansas
State courts:
Kansas Supreme Court • Kansas Court of Appeals • Kansas District Courts • Kansas Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Kansas • Kansas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kansas
