20-101.   Court of record; jurisdiction; administrative authority; dutiesof chief justice.The supreme court shall be a court of record, and in addition to theoriginal jurisdiction conferred by the constitution, shall have such appellatejurisdiction as may be provided by law; andduring the pendency of any appeal, on such termsas may be just, may make an order suspending further proceedings inany court below, until the decision of the supreme court. As providedby section 1 of article 3 of the Kansas constitution, the supreme courtshall have general administrative authority over all courts in this state,and the supreme court and each justice thereof shall have such specificpowers and duties in exercising said administrative authority as may beprescribed by law. The chief justice shall be the spokesman for the supremecourt and shall exercise the court's general administrative authority overall courts of this state. The chief justice shall have the responsibilityfor executing and implementing the administrative rules and policies ofthe supreme court, including supervision of the personnel and financialaffairs of the court system, and delegate such of this responsibility andauthority to personnel in the state judicial department as may be necessaryfor the effective and efficient administration of the court system.

      History:   G.S. 1868, ch. 27, § 1; R.S. 1923, 20-101;L. 1975, ch. 178, § 19; L. 1976, ch. 146, § 1; April 19.