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Sep 29, 2026

UPDATE: New local attorneys to take state, federal oaths Sept. 25

Posted Sep 29, 2026 3:46 PM
AI image by Pixbay
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Kansas Judicial Branch

TOPEKA — Applicants who successfully passed the Kansas bar examination will be sworn in as Kansas attorneys at 9:30 a.m. Friday, September 25, at the Topeka Performing Arts Center.

New attorneys can choose to be sworn in during the ceremony Friday or at another time by a state or federal judge.

Chief Justice Eric Rosen will preside over the Supreme Court, and U.S. District Judge Toby Crouse will represent the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.

Doug Shima, clerk of the Kansas appellate courts, will administer the state oath. Traci Anderson, a courtroom deputy from the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, will administer the federal oath.

New attorneys

Local new attorneys eligible to be sworn include 

Barton County
Blake Esten Deines, Hoisington

Ellis County
Adam John Clarence Peters, Hays
Blake Alexander Ruiz, Hays
Isaac Andres Vasquez, Hays
Alexander Allen Schwartz, Topeka/Hays