Johnson County District Court is the 10th Judicial District in Kansas. This year, 10 of the district’s 22 judges are up for retention elections. This article is part of the 2024 KC Voter Guide.

A new facility for autopsies has been added to the mix as the Johnson County Commission looks at financing for a new courthouse. The facility, at a separate location from the courthouse, would be ...

The old Johnson County Courthouse opened in Olathe in 1952. Shane Keyser The Kansas City Star The reconfiguration of Olathe’s courthouse square began June 1, as Johnson County deeded over one of ...

Kansas Supreme Court reversed a capital murder conviction in a 2018 Olathe case where a man was accused of killing his ...

Officials in Kansas have revealed this week the findings inside a time capsule that was discovered during recent demolition of the old Johnson County Courthouse building in Olathe, just outside of ...

The capsule was installed in the previous Johnson County Courthouse 71 years ago on May 7, 1951. Advertisement It was discovered in a wall cavity near the southeast corner of the building.

Unsafe, outdated, and not compliant: that's what Joe Waters, the assistant county manager for Johnson County called JoCo's courthouse. "You can take care of a lot of things, but when it comes to ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Johnson County, Kansas, Board of County Commissioners accepted a grant Thursday from the U.S. Department of Justice to support development of a mental health court.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas Supreme Court announced Friday that it is reversing a capital murder conviction for a Johnson County case in which a man was accused of killing his pregnant ...

Nearly 71 years after it was placed in the former courthouse building, Johnson County leaders are uncovering treasures inside a 1951 time capsule.

The new Johnson County Courthouse in Olathe, Kan., consolidates the 10th Judicial District Court, the district attorney’s office and supporting spaces into a seven-story cast-in-place concrete ...

Johnson County District Court is the 10th Judicial District in Kansas. This year, three of four magistrate judges are up for a retention election. This article is part of the 2024 KC Voter Guide.