Justice on the Prairie: 150 Years of the Federal District Court of Kansas

The Federal District Court of Kansas came into existence in 1861 when the US Congress admitted Kansas as a state. Born from the territorial judges who maintained the federal legal presence in the tumultuous terrain of "Bleeding Kansas," the Federal District Court grew from a single judge to a complex system of judges who are the entry point in Kansas into the federal judicial system. Justice on the Prairie: 150 Years of the Federal District Court of Kansas traces the history of the court through generations of district judges, the prominent cases of their tenure, and the opinions they issued that sometimes had profound effect on the laws of the nation. It also profiles the modern court, including federal bankruptcy and magistrate judges. Finally, the book colorfully describes the history of the "Palaces of Justice," e Kansas courthouses, whose architecture and art reflected the times in which they were built.