Kentucky judicial news

• JP Election Brief: Candidates filing in Michigan, Kentucky, Washington and more!, May 03, 2012
• Kentucky Supreme Court rules that guns are allowed on university grounds in vehicles, May 01, 2012
• Kentucky Court of Appeals reinstates lawsuit by ticket broker, Apr 16, 2012
• Kentucky man unlikely to receive settlement from Klan leader, Mar 24, 2012
• Federal District Court judge Jennifer Coffman to retire, Mar 11, 2012
• Public financing proposed for Kentucky Supreme Court, Mar 01, 2012
• Kentucky legislative redistricting conflict rages on, Feb 11, 2012
• Redistricting conflict to be heard by Kentucky court, Jan 28, 2012
• J. Kelly Clarke seeks post in 19th Judicial District, Jan 10, 2012

• Kentucky court system requests $62 million budget increase, Dec 15, 2011
• Former Murray State University Board of Regents Chairman begins role as federal bankruptcy judge, Nov 22, 2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 11/16/2011, Nov 16, 2011
• Two more Amish men convicted for failing to display buggy signs, Nov 16, 2011
• Former Kentucky circuit court judge disbarred for misconduct, Oct 31, 2011
• Kentucky Supreme Court to hear religious billboard case, Oct 11, 2011
• Circuit court judge found guilty of misconduct, Oct 01, 2011
• Kentucky police arrest Amish men who refused to put safety signs on buggies, Sep 16, 2011
• Kentucky high court rules that cities must pay millions to firefighters, Aug 30, 2011
• Circuit court judge drops manslaughter, fetal homicide charges, Aug 16, 2011
• Federal Judge Joseph McKinley's tobacco ruling appealed in 6th Circuit, Jul 27, 2011
• Former lawyer sentenced in Kentucky kickback scheme, Jul 15, 2011
• Kentucky Court of Appeals investigates leaked abortion ruling, Jun 30, 2011
• Woman presides over a Kentucky Supreme Court hearing for first time in its history, Jun 15, 2011
• Adulterous liaisons can give rise to custody rights, says Kentucky Supreme Court, May 31, 2011
• Lovelace says tampering with Williams file impugns court's integrity, May 16, 2011
• Work starts on new courthouse in Franklin County, May 01, 2011
• Federal judge rules that Kentucky can restrict speech of attorneys, Apr 13, 2011
• Hit with misconduct charges, Judge Russell Alred responds with federal lawsuit, Mar 31, 2011
• Cletus Maricle, former Clay County circuit judge, sentenced to 26 years for vote fraud, Mar 15, 2011
• Simpson sentences woman to 7 years in Pitino extortion case, Feb 20, 2011
• Circuit Judge Daniel Ballou faces misconduct charges, Feb 05, 2011

• Federal court strikes down non-partisan judicial races, Jul 15, 2010
• New chief judge for Kentucky Court of Appeals, Jul 08, 2010
• Former Kentucky Supreme Court justice passes away, May 26, 2010
• Former Kentucky judge named to Executive Branch Ethics Commission, May 25, 2010
• Unofficial primary election results: Kentucky, May 19, 2010
• Kentucky county judge executive cleared of drug charges, May 12, 2010
• Kentucky Supreme Court reverses Appeals Court desicion on domain seizures, Mar 20, 2010
• Kentucky appeals court allows the ten commandments in county courthouse, Jan 15, 2010

• District judge appointed in Kentucky, Jul 28, 2009
• Family court judge faces misconduct charges, Jul 08, 2009

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.)