Kansas Legal Overview: Wichita-Winfield The Wichita-Winfield metropolitan area in Kansas is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Butler, Cowley, Harvey, Sedgwick and Sumner counties. Another way to look at it is as a combined statistical area, or CSA, which includes the four-county Wichita metro area and the Winfield micropolitan area, which covers Cowley County. Kansas is divided into 31 judicial districts, and each of the aforementioned counties has a district court as the main trial court. Listed below are the main cities in the Wichita-Winfield metro area.
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1. The Sedgwick County District Court under the 18th Judicial District is located in Wichita and has general jurisdiction over all civil and criminal cases filed in the county. It has separate divisions for criminal, civil, small claims, family law, juvenile and probate matters. Wichita additionally has a limited jurisdiction municipal court for misdemeanors, traffic and city code violations. Nearby cities in the county, such as Andover, Derby and Haysville have their own municipal courts. The other four counties all have their own district courts in their respective county seats.
Trending s Legal Topics: Appeals against district court verdicts are heard by the Kansas Court of Appeals located in Topeka. The Kansas Supreme Court may review an appellate verdict or take up a case for appeal directly. Federal cases in all five counties must be filed with the Wichita Division of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Bankruptcy petitions are to be filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas. Federal court appeals arising from Kansas are heard by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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