Washburn University
04/07/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/07/2026 14:02
Kansas Court of Appeals to Hold Special Docket at Washburn School of Law
Topeka, Kan. - Washburn University School of Law is proud to host the Kansas Court of Appeals for a special docket on Tuesday, April 14. The proceedings will take place in the Heath Family Appellate Courtroom within Robert J. Dole Hall, giving Washburn students and local community members the chance to experience the court in-person.
The panel of three judges includes Presiding Judge Kathryn Gardner, Judge G. Gordon Atcheson, and Judge Tom Malone, a 1979 graduate of Washburn Law. The panel will hear oral arguments from a pair of cases: State of Kansas v. Landunn D. Richardson and State of Kansas v. Alexandria Megan Houk.
"We're very excited to host the Kansas Court of Appeals for their session," said Jeffrey Jackson, dean, Washburn University School of Law. "Having the Court of Appeals hear cases in our law school provides our students with a great opportunity to see the practice of law in action, and it's one of the benefits for being in the capital city."
Oral arguments begin at 9:30 am, after which the judges will talk and answer questions from students and the public. The Kansas Court of Appeals regularly travels across the state to hear cases. All cases scheduled for the court's 2026 travel docket are available online.
These hearings continue a long tradition of Washburn Law's commitment to educating the community on the judicial process and bolstering students' readiness for legal practice. This event is open to students, faculty and the public.
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Washburn University School of Law - ABA-Accredited Since 1923
Washburn University School of Law was founded in 1903 with 41 students enrolled in the first class. Almost 120 years later, our worldwide network of more than 7,000 alumni includes nationally recognized lawyers, state and federal judges, Kansas Supreme Court Justices, politicians, television journalists and senior executives of Fortune 500 companies and national legal associations. Washburn University School of Law is dedicated to providing its students with a rigorous and comprehensive legal education and its tradition of excellence in teaching is enhanced by its innovative Third Year Anywhere® program and seven Centers for Excellence: the Business and Transactional Law Center, the Center for Excellence in Advocacy, the Center for Law and Government, the Children and Family Law Center, the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Center, the International and Comparative Law Center and the Oil and Gas Law Center. In July 2023, the School of Law moved to Robert J. Dole Hall, a state-of-the-art facility named after the former Senator and Washburn Law alumnus. For more information about Washburn Law, visit washburnlaw.edu.
For further information, contact:
Travis Perry
Director of Marketing Communications, School of Law
Telephone: 785.670.3805
Email: [email protected]
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