News:
> 2012 Douglas County Legal Essay Contest Update: Daniel Cronk of Veritas Christian School is the winner of the 2012 essay contest. His winning essay is posted on the Legal Essay Contest page of this website.
> Printing/Copying Accounts Update:
Because the software that had controlled the printing/copying accounts
is not compatible with the new computers, the Law Library is being
required to purchase new software. This will be done as soon as
possible. Until it is, printing from the patron workstations remains on
the honor system.
Did You Know?
Because of the current renovation of the Lawrence
Public Library, the Law Library's Reels of Justice Film Series is on
hiatus until sometime in 2014.
"Did You Know?" is a service of the Law Library. Every month, a bit of
Law Library trivia will be posted in the Law Library and here on the
Law Library's website. The previous month's "Did You Know?" tidbit will
also be published in the Law Library's E-Mail Newsletter. We hope this service will help improve communication between the Law Library and its users.
This Month In Legal History
May 17, 1910 - Deputy Sheriff Woods is shot in the calf by Charles Trude.
For the full story, go to the This Month In Legal History page on this website.
"This Month In Legal History" features an event from the history of law
and jurisprudence of Douglas County, Kansas, that occurred during the
month. A different historical event will be posted here every month and
published in the Law Library's E-Mail Newsletter. The archives of previously published entries can be accessed by going to the This Month In Legal History Archive page. Suggestions from readers of items for inclusion in this feature are encouraged and welcomed.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Douglas County Law Library is to provide legal and
law related resources through a law library, focused on a Kansas
practice, conveniently located in the Judicial Center for use by the
bar, bench and public.
The Douglas County Law Library was established under the
auspices of the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas, pursuant to
Kansas Statutes 20-3126 through 20-3132, and opened on May 1, 2003. The
Library is open to the general public as noted on the Law Library Hours
page on this website. Licensed attorneys in Douglas County who have
paid their annual Law Library Registration Fee and been issued a key
have access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Attorneys should contact the
Library about getting a key.
Attorneys who have not paid their Registration Fee are prohibited
from filing any and all transactions with the Clerk of the District
Court until the fee is paid. They also are ineligible to run for one of
the five positions reserved for attorneys on the Douglas County Law
Library Board of Trustees and to vote in elections for those positions.
For more information, contact the Law Library at: info@douglascolawlibrary.org.
