Wyandotte County Bar Association

The Wyandotte County Bar will be part of the KBA Legislative reception next year – we’re thrilled to be partnering with you.

I’m reaching out on behalf of the KBA Young Lawyers section. We are excited to hold Kansas High School Mock Trial regionals at the Wyandotte County Courthouse on Saturday, February 21.  We are looking for volunteer judges to help us create a quality educational experience (and exposure to legal careers) for local Kansas high school Mock Trial teams and would greatly appreciate any assistance with recruiting volunteers to judge the competition. Below are the details:

Volunteer sessions can be broken down into morning, afternoon, or all-day sessions. The hours are as follows:

Saturday, February 21
KC Metro Regionals
Wyandotte County Courthouse

Morning: 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM (Rounds 1 & 2)
Afternoon: 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM (Rounds 3 & 4)

Anyone interested can sign up here:
https://memcentral.wufoo.com/forms/r1rwx9o51gcrm8l/

There will be a Q&A for volunteer judges on February 18. Information about Kansas High School Mock Trial can be found here:
https://ksbar.org/?pg=MockTrialResources

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Sabrina Thompson
Executive Director
Kansas Bar Association | Kansas Bar Foundation
Robert L. Gernon Law Center
1200 SW Harrison St. | Topeka KS 66612-1806
D 785-861-8822 | O 785.234.5696 | F 785.234.3813

DOCKET WILL BE CHANGING TO IN PERSON BEGINNING MAY 23, 2023 AT 9:15. IT WILL BE CALLED EACH WEEK IN DIVISION 1. THERE WILL BE NO ZOOM APPEARANCES.

Procedure:

Ms. Quijas will continue to send docket emails with the list of cases attached by end of the day Wednesday the week prior. On docket mornings, I will call the first appearances and pro se defendants starting at 9:00 so that the courtroom will be less crowded. I will start calling cases with attorneys no later than 9:15. Ms. Quijas will continue to email the results for all cases to the DA’s office and sheriff’s department.Continue Reading

As you are all aware, operations at the Wyandotte County Courthouse have changed significantly due to the global pandemic. It is anticipated that Jury Trials will resume the week of June 7. In preparation for this shift, the Criminal Docket and the Preliminary Hearing Docket will once again be handled through Division 13. In an effort to keep members of the bar updated on procedures, I wanted to share the following information:

-Criminal Docket will remain on Tuesday Mornings.Continue Reading

Please click here to download the updated order for Effective Co-Parenting Techniques (ECT) class. This order has been approved by Chief Judge Burns and is now being issued by the Clerk’s office to pro-se litigants who come to file. This order can also be found on KSCourts.org:

https://www.kscourts.org/Ecourt/Kansas-Courts-eFiling/Rules

This class had previously been offered in person twice a month, but we have currently moved it to Zoom and will need parents to contact our office to register and obtain a Zoom log-in. Please feel free to contact me with any questions/concerns.

Thank you,

Erin Barnes
Director of Domestic Court Services
29th Judicial District Wyandotte County
710 N. 7th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101
ebarnes@wycokck.org
913-573-8190

Attorneys may now conduct non-monitored, non-recorded attorney/client visits via Homewav, the jail’s video visitation provider. These will be visits that attorneys can conduct remotely with their clients by use of the attorney’s iPad, tablet, computer or other electronic device. Keep in mind that, for the time being, although the visits will not be monitored or recorded, they will not be completely private, meaning that others within the inmate’s pod that happen to be standing around may be able to overhear what is said. This is because, at this point in time, the Homewav visitation kiosks are not enclosed but, rather, a standing unit in each of the pods. If these visitations gain traction with counsel, there is a possibility that the Sheriff’s Office will look at adding additional kiosks and then also enclosing some kiosks for full privacy in the pods for the attorney-client video visitations. At this point, the goal is to add some accessibility for attorneys to contact their clients housed in our facility, particularly in the early stages of the case.Continue Reading

Effective Monday, November 4, 2019, several changes were be made to the entrance points of several of the downtown municipal office buildings. These changes were made to increase the security, accessibility and efficiency of these buildings. The following changes are in effect:

City Hall (701 N. 7th Street)

• Public/ADA may enter through the front doors located on 7th Street
• ADA/Wheelchair accessibility enter through the rear doors located between City Hall and the Health Department

Wyandotte County Courthouse (710 N. 7th Street)

• Public/ADA may enter through the front doors located on 7th Street
• ADA/Wheelchair accessibility enter through the south circle drive located on Barnett Ave.
• The north circle drive entrance on Ann Avenue will be closed

Court Services Building (812 N. 7th Street)

• Public/ADA may enter through the front doors located on 7th Street
• ADA/Wheelchair accessibility enter through the north doors located on Armstrong Ave.