Kentucky judicial news

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• Report: State's chief justice looking at new open-records rules for judiciary (3/18/09) Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice John Minton is expected to propose new guidelines for the Kentucky judiciary and open records.
• Lee applies for Supreme Court job (6/9/08) Sharon Lee, a judge on the state Court of Appeals, has applied for the vacancy on the state Supreme Court created by the retirement of Chief Justice William Barker of Chattanooga. Lee, a Democrat, so far is the only applicant, although Sue Allison, a spokeswoman for the state judicial administration system, said most applicants generally apply closer to the deadline. The deadline is June 20.
• Ky. courts trying mediation in criminal cases (5/27/08) Kentucky has started a pilot mediation program with the hopes of reducing the state's high volume of unsettled cases, and also to reduce prison overcrowding. While a common among civil cases, mediation has been rarity among felony criminal cases in Kentucky and abroad.
• Rep. Adam Koenig Introduces House Bill 599 to Eliminate Judicial Primaries Beginning in 2014 (2/21/08) If passed, voters would be required to rank their judicial preferences in order of choice. (Note: Referred to the House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee on February 25, 2008.)

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