Anna Kaminsky

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752 appearances 12 recordings 1 series first heard Dec 2025 last heard 5d ago

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Kansas Reflector Podcast · Kansas Supreme Court justice takes on the state's rural attorney shortage · 9 Feb 2026 podcast

The leader of that committee and a sitting member of the Kansas Supreme Court since 2020 is with us today to dive into this important issue. voice-verified

Justice K.J. voice-verified

Wall, welcome. voice-verified

To start, can you frame the problem for us? voice-verified

What does severe and widespread look like? voice-verified

And almost half of Kansans live in rural areas, but only about 20% of attorneys working in the state practice there. voice-verified

And in 99% of the state's rural counties, the attorney to resident ratio is below the national average. voice-verified

And to help visualize this, I thought this was such an interesting fact, but there are more attorneys who are licensed in Kansas working in Kansas City, Missouri than in all of rural Kansas. voice-verified

How and why did we get to this point? voice-verified

And what are the consequences of this? voice-verified

I'm really interested in the constitutional implications here, especially for folks, for criminal defendants who can't afford an attorney and need one appointed to them. voice-verified

Have judges seen a growing number of people representing themselves in court? voice-verified

And what are the effects of that or risks of that of foregoing legal assistance when going through proceedings like the ones you mentioned? voice-verified

Is it correct that the issue has worsened in recent years and could worsen still as an aging population of attorneys near retirement? voice-verified

And on the other side of the age spectrum, I guess, do rural communities and practicing in rural communities, has that been enticing to recent graduates? voice-verified

And by the same token, are law school applications keeping pace with the number of attorneys needed? voice-verified

that. voice-verified

I can ask it again. voice-verified

On the other side of the spectrum, are younger attorneys or recent law school grads, are they enticed by the idea of practicing in rural communities? voice-verified

That segues well into my next question. voice-verified

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