Three judges will hear arguments from appellants’ and appellees’ attorneys, limited to 15 minutes each, from 9-11:30 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. at Hudson Auditorium in Nerman Museum for Contemporary Art on the JCCC campus, 12345 College Blvd.

The Court of Appeals welcomes observers at the formal legal proceedings. An observer may stay for as little as 30 minutes or as long as the full session.

Each case to be decided has already been heard at a lower district court. Presiding judge Steve Leben, judge Melissa Taylor Standridge and judge Karen Arnold-Burger will decide the fate of each appeal.

According to information from the Kansas judicial branch, Court of Appeals members sit in panels of three at locations throughout the state. Panels also will sit at other locations, including the Kansas University School of Law and the Court of Appeals Courtroom in Topeka.

Each panel typically takes up to 30 appeals during a two-day period every month.

“The college is honored to welcome the Kansas Court of Appeals to this area,” said Anita Tebbe, professor and chairwoman of legal studies at JCCC. “This is an opportunity for students and the general public to view the procedures of the judicial system, the important third branch of the government.”