Kan. Sup. Ct. R. 1.02

(a) Designation. The Supreme Court will designate a chief judge of the Court of Appeals.

(b) Chief Judge’s Administrative Powers. The chief judge of the Court of Appeals has the following administrative powers:

(1) to designate and number hearing panels, assign judges to the panels, and designate the presiding judge of each panel of which the chief judge is not a member;

(2) to assign cases for hearing and determination to panels designated under paragraph (1);

(3) to designate the time and place for the hearing of each case—at any place within the state as provided in K.S.A. 20-3013—taking into consideration where the case arose and the relative convenience and expense of the parties, court, and counsel;

(4) to designate a judge to conduct a prehearing conference when the court has ordered one to be held before a single judge under Rule 1.04;

(5) to establish—after consultation with the other members of the court—internal operating procedures for the orderly handling of the court’s business and the fair distribution of work among its members; and

(6) to perform any other necessary administrative duty not otherwise provided for by statute or supreme court rule.