TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court announced today it has designated a new committee to help review and revise time standards for decisions in district and appellate court cases.

“We’ve pulled together a talented group of judges and lawyers with diverse experiences to tackle this job,” said Justice Carol A. Beier, who will chair the committee. “Members of the committee will take a look at time standards currently in place in Kansas and examine similar standards used in other state court systems. We hope to have a comprehensive set of recommendations ready for the court by next fall.”

Justice Beier will be joined on the committee by:

• Judge Kathryn Gardner of the Kansas Court of Appeals
• District Judge Glenn Braun of Ellis County District Court
• District Judge Teresa Watson of Shawnee County District Court
• District Judge Tim Dupree of Wyandotte County District Court
• District Magistrate Judge Doug Jones of Chase County District Court
• Lyndon Vix from Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch in Wichita
• Bethany Roberts from Barber Emerson in Lawrence
• Lesley Isherwood from the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office
• Randall Hodgkinson from Washburn University School of Law
• Jeff Chanay from the Kansas Attorney General’s Office

By creating the time standards committee, the Supreme Court is addressing one of many areas of Kansas court operations studied by a Blue Ribbon Commission composed of Kansas residents.

The committee will have its first meeting Jan. 22 at the Kansas Judicial Center in Topeka.