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The '''Kansas Sixth Judicial District''' is a [[Kansas District Courts|district court]] in [[Kansas]] with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases in the counties of [[Bourbon County, Kansas (Judicial)|Bourbon]], [[Linn County, Kansas (Judicial)|Linn]], and [[Miami County, Kansas (Judicial)|Miami]].<ref name="6th"/>
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==Judges==
The '''Kansas 6th District Court''' resides in [[Kansas]]. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...
* [[Amy Harth]]  ''(Chief judge)''
* [[Terri Johnson (Kansas)|Terri Johnson]]
* [[Mark A. Ward]]
* [[Steve Montgomery]]


'''Magistrate Judge'''
* [[#Jurisdiction|Jurisdiction]]
* [[Valorie Leblanc]]<ref name="6th">[http://www.kscourts.org/Districts/District-Info.asp?d=6 ''Kansas Courts'', "Sixth Judicial District," accessed October 22, 2014]</reF>
* [[#Selection method|Selection method]]


==Former judges==
==Jurisdiction==
* [[Richard M. Smith (Kansas)|Richard M. Smith]]
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==Courts==
==Selection method==
'''Bourbon County Courthouse'''<br>
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210 S National PO Box 868<br>
Fort Scott, KS  66701<br>
Phone: 620-223-0780 <br>
Fax: 620-223-5303<br>
 
'''Linn County Courthouse'''<br>
318 Chestnut PO Box 350<br>
Mound City, KS  66056<br>
Phone: 913-795-2660 <br>
Fax: 913-795-2004<br>
 
'''Miami County Courthouse'''<br>
120 S Pearl PO Box 187<br>
Paola, KS  66071<br>
Phone: 913-294-3326 <br>
Fax: 913-294-2535<ref name="6th"/>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Courts in Kansas]]
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*[[Kansas District Courts]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.kscourts.org/ ''Kansas Judicial Branch'']
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*[http://www.kscourts.org/ Kansas courts]


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The Kansas 6th District Court resides in Kansas. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...

Jurisdiction

This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]

District courts are created by the Constitution. They are the trial courts of Kansas, with general original jurisdiction over all civil and criminal cases, including divorce and domestic relations, damage suits, probate and administration of estates, guardianships, conservatorships, care of the mentally ill, juvenile matters, and small claims. It is here that the criminal and civil jury trials are held.[2]

Selection method

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See also

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Footnotes

  1. Kansas Judicial Branch, "About district courts," accessed May 12, 2023
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.