State appeals court to hear cases at KU, KSU, WSU

The Kansas Court of Appeals will be on the road Tuesday, conducting sessions at Kansas University and two other campuses around the state to commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 17, 1787, signing of the U.S. Constitution.

Chief Judge Thomas Malone said in a news release that moving the proceedings will give students “a chance to see their judicial branch of government at work” and might “help spark an interest in pursuing a legal career.”

In Lawrence, a three-judge panel will meet at 9 a.m. in the Kansas Union’s Alderson Auditorium to hear oral arguments in five cases.

One of those is a Douglas County case involving Tiffany C. Hubbard, who was convicted in 2014 of distributing cocaine out of a day care center she operated in North Lawrence. Hubbard claimed at her trial that she only used the drugs and did not take part in distributing them.

The three-judge panel sitting at KU will consist of Judges Steve Leben, Patrick McAnany and Michael Buser. Leben will serve as presiding judge.

Other panels will hear cases Tuesday at Wichita State University and Kansas State University.

After arguments, the audience will have a chance to ask general questions about the judicial process.