U.S. District Court, District of Kansas

What U.S. District Court, District of Kansas does

The United States District Court for the District of Kansas is one of 94 federal trial courts established under Article III of the U.S. Constitution and has operated since Kansas statehood in 1861. It sits within the Tenth Circuit and exercises exclusive federal jurisdiction over the entire state of Kansas, organized into six divisions served by three physical offices: the Robert J. Dole Courthouse in Kansas City (headquarters), the Frank Carlson Federal Building in Topeka, and the Wichita U.S. Federal Court. The court adjudicates federal civil disputes and criminal prosecutions and administers approximately 2,500 naturalization ceremonies annually across Kansas venues.

The court's core technology platform consists of standardized federal judiciary systems: CM/ECF (Case Management/Electronic Case Files) for attorney electronic filing, PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) for case and docket retrieval, eJUROR for online juror qualification and management, JERS for electronic trial evidence capture with touchscreen jury access, and courtroom technology infrastructure (annotation monitors, document cameras, video conferencing, assisted listening). Operational volumes include 1,509 civil case filings and 512 criminal case filings in 2025.

The court is funded entirely through congressional appropriations and does not generate commercial revenue. Statutory filing fees ($405 civil, $605 notice of appeal, $199 attorney admission, $5 habeas, plus per-page reproduction and certification charges) function as cost recovery rather than revenue generation. Service channels include the ksd.uscourts.gov website, GovDelivery email subscriptions, a YouTube channel, and an RSS feed. The court is operationally and administratively linked to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, the District of Kansas Bankruptcy Court, Kansas Probation and Pretrial Services, and the Kansas Federal Public Defenders.

Name

U.S. District Court, District of Kansas

Legal name

United States District Court for the District of Kansas

Website

https://ksd.uscourts.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1861

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The United States District Court for the District of Kansas is a federal Article III trial court, established in 1861, exercising exclusive federal jurisdiction over the entire state of Kansas through three divisional offices in Kansas City, Topeka, and Wichita, serving civil litigants, criminal defendants, jurors, attorneys, and naturalization applicants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Federal Judicial Services

NAICS

Courts (92211), Courts (922110)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAFAA

Judicial Courts & Court Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Justice System (Courts, Prosecution & Corrections)

SECONDARYBPAIAFAH

Court Services & Operations (Clerks, Records, Jury, Interpreters)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Justice System (Courts, Prosecution & Corrections)

Keywords

• Federal court services
• Case management systems
• Electronic court filing
• Naturalization ceremonies
• Jury management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas is a federal trial court that adjudicates civil and criminal cases arising under federal law across the state of Kansas. Its core offerings include electronic case filing via CM/ECF, public access to court records via PACER, online jury management via eJUROR, naturalization ceremonies conferring U.S. citizenship, courtroom technology services, official court transcripts, and free public access terminals at three divisional offices in Kansas City, Topeka, and Wichita.

Product overview

The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas is a federal trial court providing judicial services across the state. The court's primary offerings are its case management and public access systems: CM/ECF for electronic case filing by attorneys and pro se litigants, PACER for public access to court records, and eJUROR for jury management. Additional services include courtroom technology with audio-visual equipment, the Jury Evidence Recording System (JERS) for electronic evidence handling, transcript ordering, Pay.gov criminal debt payments, and naturalization ceremonies. The court operates three divisional offices in Kansas City, Topeka, and Wichita. This is not a commercial product company; all services are government administrative functions of the federal judiciary.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CM/ECF (Case Management/Electronic Case Filing System) Electronic case filing and case management system enabling attorneys and parties to file documents and manage federal court cases online through the NextGen CM/ECF platform.
• PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) Electronic public access service allowing users to obtain case and docket information from Federal Appellate, District and Bankruptcy Courts.
• eJUROR Online jury management system enabling potential jurors to submit qualification questionnaires and manage their jury service digitally.
• Pay.gov Criminal Debt Payment Online payment portal for paying criminal assessments, fines, and restitution up to $1,000 per transaction.
• Court Transcripts Official court transcript ordering and delivery service for proceedings, with original and copy rates.
• Courtroom Technology Modern courtroom technology including annotation monitors, assisted listening systems, document cameras, video conferencing, and wireless internet access for proceedings.
• JERS (Jury Evidence Recording System) Electronic evidence capture and management system that allows jurors to view evidence digitally during deliberation through touch screen computers.
• Pro Se Electronic Filing Electronic case filing system for self-represented litigants, enabling document submission via email or CM/ECF after initial filing.
• Naturalization Ceremonies Formal oath of citizenship ceremonies administered by federal judges, with approximately 2,500 petitioners naturalized annually at venues across Kansas.
• Public Access Computer Terminals Free public computer terminals at each divisional office providing access to case information, docket details, and document images.
• Attorney Electronic Filing Registration PACER-based registration system for attorneys to obtain CM/ECF electronic filing privileges in the District of Kansas, with $199 admission fee and $50 pro hac vice fee.

Quantifiable outcome

• Processes approximately 2,000+ civil and criminal cases annually
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Kansas Probation and Pretrial ServicescoreOthersFederal probation office providing supervision services for defendants and offenders within the district.
• Kansas Bankruptcy CourtcoreOthersSeparate federal bankruptcy court for the District of Kansas handling bankruptcy filings.
• Kansas Federal Public DefenderscoreOthersFederal Public Defender organization providing legal representation to indigent defendants in criminal cases under the Criminal Justice Act.
• Tenth Circuit Court of AppealscoreOthersAppellate court serving Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming. The District of Kansas is one of 94 districts within this circuit.
• U.S. Courts (Administrative Office)coreOthersAdministrative body overseeing the federal judiciary nationally, including court administration, budgets, and judicial policies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma: Tenth Circuit federal trial court sharing the same operational systems, fee schedule, and appellate parent as the District of Kansas. Directly comparable in caseload mix, technology stack, and offerings.
• U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming: Federal trial court in the Tenth Circuit. Same CM/ECF/PACER systems, federal fee schedule, and appellate parent — comparable in operations, scale, and structure to the District of Kansas.
• U.S. District Court for the District of Utah: Federal trial court in the Tenth Circuit. Operates the same electronic filing, public access, and jury management systems and handles comparable civil and criminal caseloads — directly comparable to the District of Kansas.
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma: Federal trial court within the Tenth Circuit that provides the same core services as the District of Kansas — CM/ECF e-filing, PACER public access, eJUROR jury management, and naturalization ceremonies — making it the closest operational peer.
• U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado: Federal trial court in the same Tenth Circuit as the District of Kansas. Operates CM/ECF/PACER, handles federal civil and criminal matters, and administers naturalization — directly comparable structure, scale, and mission.
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico: Federal trial court within the Tenth Circuit handling similar civil rights, drug trafficking, and immigration matters. Operates the same CM/ECF, PACER, and eJUROR platforms — a near-identical operational peer.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit: Federal appellate court and parent of the District of Kansas and five other district courts (CO, NM, OK, UT, WY). Reviews Kansas federal case appeals and sets procedural and policy direction for the circuit.
• Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: Administrative body that funds, sets policy for, and provides shared IT infrastructure (including CM/ECF and PACER) to all 94 federal district courts, including the District of Kansas.

Others

• U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas: Separate federal court within the District of Kansas handling bankruptcy matters. Identified as a core partner in the court data; operates under the same Judicial Branch framework with shared administration and IT infrastructure.

Regional players

• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri: Federal trial court covering western Missouri and the Kansas City metro area, with jurisdictional overlap with the District of Kansas. Comparable systems and caseload mix, but serves a different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCBjiOzStW4rymaUrcIpJCjA/videos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/united-states-district-court-district-of-kansas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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