Court of appeals; establishment as part of constitutional court of justice; jurisdiction; power to suspend proceedings in lower court during appeal

20-3001. Court of appeals; establishment as part of constitutional court of justice; jurisdiction; power to suspend proceedings in lower court during appeal. On January 10, 1977, there shall be and is hereby established a court of record which shall be known as the court of appeals. The court of appeals shall be a part of the court of justice in which the judicial power of the state is vested by section 1 of article 3 of the constitution of the state of Kansas and shall be subject to the general administrative authority of the supreme court. The court of appeals shall have such jurisdiction over appeals in civil and criminal cases and from administrative bodies and officers of the state as may be prescribed by law, and shall have such original jurisdiction as may be necessary to the complete determination of any cause on review. During the pendency of any appeal, the court of appeals, on such terms as may be just, may make an order suspending further proceedings in the court below, until the decision of the court of appeals. History: L. 1975, ch. 178, § 1; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "This Learned and Versatile Court," Lawton M. Nuss, 71 J.K.B.A. No. 1, 23 (2002). "The Life and Times of the Kansas Judicial Council," J. Lyn Entrikin Goering, 78 J.K.B.A. No. 2, 19 (2009). CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Appeal not filed within time prescribed by K.S.A. 60-2103 (a) dismissed. Kittle v. Owen, 1 Kan. App. 2d 748, 573 P.2d 1115. 2. Whether petitioner had right to notice and hearing before state supreme court corrected clerical error in order examined. Dye v. Kansas State Supreme Court, 48 F.3d 487, 490 (1995). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026