20-101. Court of record; jurisdiction; administrative authority; duties of chief justice.
20-101
20-101. Court of record; jurisdiction; administrative authority; duties
of chief justice.
The supreme court shall be a court of record, and in addition to the
original jurisdiction conferred by the constitution, shall have such appellate
jurisdiction as may be provided by law; and
during the pendency of any appeal, on such terms
as may be just, may make an order suspending further proceedings in
any court below, until the decision of the supreme court. As provided
by section 1 of article 3 of the Kansas constitution, the supreme court
shall have general administrative authority over all courts in this state,
and the supreme court and each justice thereof shall have such specific
powers and duties in exercising said administrative authority as may be
prescribed by law. The chief justice shall be the spokesman for the supreme
court and shall exercise the court's general administrative authority over
all courts of this state. The chief justice shall have the responsibility
for executing and implementing the administrative rules and policies of
the supreme court, including supervision of the personnel and financial
affairs of the court system, and delegate such of this responsibility and
authority to personnel in the state judicial department as may be necessary
for 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.