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Here is the Governor's press release announcing that she has appointed Kenyan J. (KJ) Wall Jr. of Lawrence to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court created by the retirement of Chief Justice Lawton Nuss. Wall, a KU Law graduate, currently is a partner with the Forbes Law Group.
[Update: here is a court press release indicating that Justice Wall will be sworn in on August 3, 2020.]
