Judges also visited local high schools, including Tonganoxie, on Tuesday.

The Supreme Court’s visit to Lansing was part of its outreach to familiarize Kansans with the court, its work and the overall role of the Kansas judiciary.

The court was in session for 90 minutes. After the two cases were heard, justices greeted the public in an informal reception.

Tuesday morning, Chief Justice Marla Luckert spoke to students at Tonganoxie High School.

Other judges visited high schools in Leavenworth and Atchison counties, as well as Benedictine College in Atchison. Other justices were at Pleasant Ridge, Lansing, Basehor-Linwood and Leavenworth in Leavenworth County and Atchison and Atchison County (Effingham) in Atchison County.

Luckert, who was appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court in 2002, grew up in Western Kansas near the Colorado border in Goodland. She moved to Topeka for college and law school at Washburn. She has served as a judge and justice for nearly 30 years. Her current term ends in 2029.

For Tuesday’s cases, the Supreme Court invited a retired court clerk to serve as honorary bailiff for Tuesday’s cases.

Donna Oswald had worked for Atchison County District Court for more than 45 years when she retired in 2022.

As honorary bailiff, she called the audience to order at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday as the Supreme Court entered the school auditorium for its special session.

Tuesday’s proceedings can be viewed on the Kansas Supreme Court’s YouTube page.