The Kansas District Courts are the state trial court

Trial court

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s of general jurisdiction

General jurisdiction

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 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Kansas

Kansas

Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

. The Courts have original jurisdiction

Original jurisdiction

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 over all civil

Civil law (common law)

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 and criminal cases, and jury

Jury

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 trial

Trial

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s are held in the Courts. Among the cases litigated in the District Courts are domestic relations

Domestic relations

In the common law tradition, the law of domestic relations is a broad category that encompasses:* divorce;* property settlements;* alimony, spousal support, or other maintenance;* the establishment of paternity;...

, lawsuit

Lawsuit

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s for damages

Damages

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, probate

Probate

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 and administration of estates

Administration of an estate on death

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, legal guardian

Legal guardian

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ship, conservatorship

Conservatorship

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, the mentally ill, juvenile justice

Juvenile court

A juvenile court is a tribunal having special authority to try and pass judgments for crimes committed by children or adolescents who have not attained the age of majority...

, and small claims

Small claims court

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. It is here that the criminal and civil jury trials are held.

Kansas' 105 counties are organized into 31 judicial districts, each consisting of between one and seven counties, with a differing number of judge

Judge

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s in each district.

Counties

• District 1 - Atchison
  Atchison County, Kansas
  Atchison County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 16,924. Its county seat and most populous city is Atchison. The county is named in honor of David Rice Atchison, a United States Senator from Missouri...
  
  , Leavenworth
  Leavenworth County, Kansas
  Leavenworth County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 76,227. Its county seat and most populous city is Leavenworth...
  
  
• District 2 - Jackson
  Jackson County, Kansas
  Jackson County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 13,462. Its county seat and most populous city is Holton...
  
  , Jefferson
  Jefferson County, Kansas
  Jefferson County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 19,126. Its county seat is Oskaloosa, and its most populous city is Valley Falls...
  
  , Pottawatomie
  Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Pottawatomie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 21,604. The county seat is Westmoreland. The county takes its name from the Potawatomi tribe of Native Americans...
  
  , Wabaunsee
  Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Wabaunsee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 7,053. Its county seat is Alma. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• District 3 - Shawnee
  Shawnee County, Kansas
  Shawnee County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. Its most populous city, Topeka, is the state capital and county seat. The county's population was 177,934 for the 2010 census...
  
  
• District 4 - Anderson
  Anderson County, Kansas
  Anderson County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 8,102...
  
  , Coffey
  Coffey County, Kansas
  Coffey County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 8,601...
  
  , Franklin
  Franklin County, Kansas
  Franklin County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 25,992. Its county seat and most populous city is Ottawa...
  
  , Osage
  Osage County, Kansas
  Osage County is a county located in east-central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 16295. Its county seat is Lyndon, and its most populous city is Osage City. The county along with Shawnee, Jackson, Jefferson, and Wabaunsee counties is...
  
  
• District 5 - Chase
  Chase County, Kansas
  Chase County is a county located in Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,790. Its county seat and most populous city is Cottonwood Falls. Chase County is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area.The county has been the subject...
  
  , Lyon
  Lyon County, Kansas
  Lyon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county was named for General Nathaniel Lyon, who was killed at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in the Civil War. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 33,690. Emporia is the largest city and county seat...
  
  
• District 6 - Bourbon
  Bourbon County, Kansas
  Bourbon County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 15,173...
  
  , Linn
  Linn County, Kansas
  Linn County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 9,656. Its county seat is Mound City, and its most populous city is Pleasanton...
  
  , Miami
  Miami County, Kansas
  Miami County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 32,787. Its county seat and most populous city is Paola...
  
  
• District 7 - Douglas
  Douglas County, Kansas
  Douglas County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 110,826...
  
  
• District 8 - Dickinson
  Dickinson County, Kansas
  Dickinson County is a county located in Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 19,754. Its county seat and most populous city is Abilene. It was named in honor of Daniel S. Dickinson.-19th century:In 1887, Mr. Herington successfully got...
  
  , Geary
  Geary County, Kansas
  Geary County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 34,362. Its county seat and most populous city is Junction City. The county is named in honor of Governor John W. Geary...
  
  , Marion
  Marion County, Kansas
  Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 12,660. The county seat is Marion...
  
  , Morris
  Morris County, Kansas
  Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 5,923. The largest city and county seat is Council Grove.-19th century:...
  
  
• District 9 - Harvey
  Harvey County, Kansas
  Harvey County is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 34,684. Its county seat and most populous city is Newton. The county is a part of the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area which also includes Butler,...
  
  , McPherson
  McPherson County, Kansas
  McPherson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 29,180. The largest city and county seat is McPherson. The county is named for Civil War General James B. McPherson...
  
  
• District 10 - Johnson
  Johnson County, Kansas
  Johnson County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States. The county is largely suburban, being part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, and containing many of its affluent southwestern suburbs. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 544,179. Its county...
  
  
• District 11 - Cherokee
  Cherokee County, Kansas
  Cherokee County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 21,603. Its county seat is Columbus, and its most populous city is Baxter Springs...
  
  , Crawford
  Labette County, Kansas
  Labette County is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 21,607. Its county seat is Oswego, and its most populous city is Parsons...
  
  , Labette
  Labette County, Kansas
  Labette County is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 21,607. Its county seat is Oswego, and its most populous city is Parsons...
  
  
• District 12 - Cloud
  Cloud County, Kansas
  Cloud County is a county located in North Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 9,533. Its county seat and most populous city is Concordia.-19th century:...
  
  , Jewell
  Jewell County, Kansas
  Jewell County is a county located in North Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,077. Its county seat and most populous city is Mankato.-19th century:...
  
  , Lincoln
  Lincoln County, Kansas
  Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,241...
  
  , Mitchell
  Mitchell County, Kansas
  Mitchell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,373...
  
  , Republic
  Republic County, Kansas
  Republic County is a county located in the state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 4,980. The largest city and county seat is Belleville.-19th century:...
  
  , Washington
  Washington County, Kansas
  Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 5,799...
  
  
• District 13 - Butler
  Butler County, Kansas
  Butler County is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 65,880. Its county seat and most populous city is El Dorado. The county is a part of the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area.-19th century:It was named in...
  
  , Elk
  Elk County, Kansas
  Elk County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,882...
  
  , Greenwood
  Greenwood County, Kansas
  Greenwood County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,689...
  
  
• District 14 - Chautauqua
  Chautauqua County, Kansas
  Chautauqua County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,669. Its county seat and most populous city is Sedan...
  
  , Montgomery
  Montgomery County, Kansas
  Montgomery County is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 35,471. Its county seat is Independence, and its most populous city is Coffeyville. The Coffeyville Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Montgomery...
  
  
• District 15 - Cheyenne
  Cheyenne County, Kansas
  Cheyenne County is a county located in Northwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,726. Its county seat and most populous city is St...
  
  , Logan
  Logan County, Kansas
  Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,756...
  
  , Sheridan
  Sheridan County, Kansas
  Sheridan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,556. Its county seat is Hoxie. The county was named in honor of Phillip H...
  
  , Sherman
  Sherman County, Kansas
  Sherman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,010...
  
  , Rawlins
  Rawlins County, Kansas
  Rawlins County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,519. The largest city and county seat is Atwood...
  
  , Thomas
  Thomas County, Kansas
  Thomas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 7,900...
  
  , Wallace
  Wallace County, Kansas
  Wallace County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 1,485. It has the second lowest population of any county in Kansas. Greeley County has the lowest. Its county seat is Sharon Springs. It was created in 1868 and named in honor of...
  
  
• District 17 - Decatur
  Decatur County, Kansas
  Decatur County is a county located in Northwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,961. Its county seat and most populous city is Oberlin. The county is named in honor of Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr.-History:The county was established...
  
  , Graham
  Graham County, Kansas
  Graham County is a county located in northwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,597. Its county seat and most populous city is Hill City...
  
  , Norton
  Norton County, Kansas
  Norton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 5,671...
  
  , Osborne
  Osborne County, Kansas
  Osborne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,858. The largest city and county seat is Osborne.-19th century:...
  
  , Phillips
  Phillips County, Kansas
  Phillips County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 5,642...
  
  , Smith
  Smith County, Kansas
  Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 3,853 for the 2010 census. Its county seat is Smith Center. It is named in memory of Maj. J. Nelson Smith, who was part of the 2nd Colorado Cavalry, killed in action at the Battle of Westport on October 21,...
  
  
• District 18 - Sedgwick
  Sedgwick County, Kansas
  Sedgwick County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 498,365 for the 2010 census. The largest city and county seat is Wichita. The county was named after General John Sedgwick...
  
  
• District 19 - Cowley
  Cowley County, Kansas
  Cowley County is a county located in south-central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 36,311. Its county seat and most populous city is Winfield...
  
  
• District 20 - Barton
  Barton County, Kansas
  Barton County is a county located in Western Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 27,674. Its county seat and most populous city is Great Bend. The county is named in honor of Clara Barton, responsible for the founding of the American Red Cross...
  
  , Ellsworth
  Ellsworth County, Kansas
  Ellsworth County is a county located in Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,497. Its county seat and most populous city is Ellsworth.-19th century:...
  
  , Rice
  Rice County, Kansas
  Rice County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas; it was named in memory of Samuel Allen Rice, Brigadier-General, United States volunteers, killed April 30, 1864, at Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 10,083...
  
  , Russell
  Russell County, Kansas
  Russell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 6,970 for the 2010 census...
  
  , Stafford
  Stafford County, Kansas
  Stafford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 4,437. Its county seat is St. John...
  
  
• District 21 - Clay
  Clay County, Kansas
  Clay County is a county located in North Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 8,535...
  
  , Riley
  Riley County, Kansas
  Riley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 71,115 for the 2010 census. The largest city and county seat is Manhattan. The county is part of the Manhattan, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area.Riley County is home to two of Kansas' largest...
  
  
• District 22 - Brown
  Brown County, Kansas
  Brown County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 9,984. Its county seat and most populous city is Hiawatha...
  
  , Doniphan
  Doniphan County, Kansas
  Doniphan County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 7,945. Its county seat is Troy and its most populous city is Wathena. The county along with Buchanan, Andrew, and DeKalb counties in Missouri is included in...
  
  , Marshall
  Marshall County, Kansas
  Marshall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 10,117. The largest city and county seat is Marysville.- History :...
  
  , Nemaha
  Nemaha County, Kansas
  Nemaha County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 10,178. The county seat is Seneca.- History :...
  
  
• District 23 - Ellis
  Ellis County, Kansas
  Ellis County is a county located in Northwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 28,452. Its county seat and most populous city is Hays...
  
  , Gove
  Gove County, Kansas
  Gove County is a county located in Northwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,695...
  
  , Rooks
  Rooks County, Kansas
  Rooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 5,181. The county seat is Stockton and the largest city is Plainville. The county was named for Private John C...
  
  , Trego
  Trego County, Kansas
  Trego County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,001...
  
  
• District 24 - Edwards
  Edwards County, Kansas
  Edwards County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,037...
  
  , Hodgeman
  Hodgeman County, Kansas
  Hodgeman County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 1,916...
  
  , Lane
  Lane County, Kansas
  Lane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 1,750. The county seat is Dighton, the only city in the county. Lane County was named after James H. Lane who was a leader of the Jayhawker abolitionist movement and served as one of...
  
  , Ness
  Ness County, Kansas
  Ness County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,107. The largest city and county seat is Ness City. Ness County was named for Corporal Noah V. Ness of the 7th Kansas Cavalry...
  
  , Pawnee
  Pawnee County, Kansas
  Pawnee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,973...
  
  , Rush
  Rush County, Kansas
  Rush County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,307...
  
  
• District 25 - Finney
  Finney County, Kansas
  Finney County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 36,776. Its county seat and most populous city is Garden City...
  
  , Greeley
  Greeley County, Kansas
  Greeley County is a county located in West Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 1,247, which is the lowest in Kansas. Its county seat and largest town is Tribune...
  
  , Hamilton
  Hamilton County, Kansas
  Hamilton County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,690...
  
  , Kearny
  Kearny County, Kansas
  Kearny County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,977. Its county seat and most populous city is Lakin...
  
  , Scott
  Scott County, Kansas
  Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 4,936...
  
  , Wichita
  Wichita County, Kansas
  Wichita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,234...
  
  
• District 26 - Grant
  Grant County, Kansas
  Grant County is a county located in southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 7,829...
  
  , Haskell
  Haskell County, Kansas
  Haskell County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 4,256...
  
  , Morton
  Morton County, Kansas
  Morton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,233...
  
  , Seward
  Seward County, Kansas
  Seward County is a county of the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 22,952. The largest city and county seat is Liberal...
  
  , Stanton
  Stanton County, Kansas
  Stanton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,235...
  
  , Stevens
  Stevens County, Kansas
  Stevens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 5,724. Its county seat is Hugoton...
  
  
• District 27 - Reno
  Reno County, Kansas
  Reno County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 64,511 for the 2010 census. The largest city and county seat is Hutchinson. The Hutchinson Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Reno County.-19th century:In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska...
  
  
• District 28 - Ottawa
  Ottawa County, Kansas
  Ottawa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,091. The largest city and county seat is Minneapolis...
  
  , Saline
  Saline County, Kansas
  Saline County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 55,606...
  
  
• District 29 - Wyandotte
  Wyandotte County, Kansas
  Wyandotte County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. The county's population was 157,505 for the 2010 census. Its county seat and most populous city is Kansas City with which it shares a unified government...
  
  
• District 30 - Barber
  Barber County, Kansas
  Barber County is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 4,861. Its county seat and most populous city is Medicine Lodge...
  
  , Harper
  Harper County, Kansas
  Harper County is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,034. Its county seat and most populous city is Anthony...
  
  , Kingman
  Kingman County, Kansas
  Kingman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 7,858. The largest city and county seat is Kingman.-History:...
  
  , Pratt
  Pratt County, Kansas
  Pratt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 9,656. The largest city and county seat is Pratt.-19th century:...
  
  , Sumner
  Neosho County, Kansas
  Neosho County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 16,512...
  
  
• District 31 - Allen
  Allen County, Kansas
  Allen County is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 13,371...
  
  , Neosho
  Neosho County, Kansas
  Neosho County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 16,512...
  
  , Wilson
  Wilson County, Kansas
  Wilson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 9,409...
  
  , Woodson
  Woodson County, Kansas
  Woodson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,309...
  
  

External links

• List of Kansas District Courts from the Kansas Judicial Center