State’s chief justice to step down

Marla Luckert announced Friday she will relinquish her seat as chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court, but will remain on the court for the time being.

State News

December 19, 2025 - 2:15 PM

In this Jan. 15, photo, Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert talks to reporters after addressing lawmakers at the Statehouse. Luckert announced she will relinquish the title of chief justice in January, but will remain on the Court for the time being. Photo by Sherman Smith / Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — Chief Justice Marla Luckert will resign from the office of chief justice on January 2, but she will remain as a justice on the Supreme Court until she retires on a date to be announced.

Luckert’s decision was announced  in a Friday email from the Kansas Office of Judicial Administration.

The Kansas Constitution includes a provision that allows Luckert to step back from her duties as chief justice while she continues to serve as justice. 

She said it is her intent to finish work on cases she heard before mid-October, when she took medical…

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