To the editor:

My colleagues on the Kansas Supreme Court and I wish to thank the people of Great Bend for your hospitality when we visited your community to conduct a special evening session April 6. So many people went out of their way to make us feel welcome.

We appreciate the Wednesday luncheon hosted by the Barton County Bar Association. Later that afternoon we also enjoyed interacting with more than 750 students in six area schools and were impressed with their level of interest and knowledge.

We were especially pleased with turnout for our hearings that night. We estimate around 300 people came to the Great Bend Events Center to watch the oral arguments in person.

Perhaps the most gratifying part of our trip was meeting so many people from Great Bend and neighboring communities at the reception after the hearings concluded. It was our pleasure to visit with you and thank you for being there. 

We have visited several cities over the last decade in our effort to help our fellow Kansans see even more of their judicial branch of government. Our welcome in Great Bend was enthusiastic and genuinely warm. We thank you.

Marla Luckert

Chief Justice