Kentucky judicial news

News about courts and judges in Kentucky

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• Kentucky election recap, 2012, 2012-11-15 17:01:02
• JP Election Brief: 2012 State Supreme Court Results, 2012-11-07 12:14:04
• Judgepedia:2012 State Supreme Court Elections, 2012-10-19 08:30:12
• JP Election Brief: The Supreme Court Special, 2012-10-18 09:57:27
• JP Election Brief: Race mix-ups and a pledge of peace, 2012-10-11 09:08:35
• JP Election Brief: Election preview for all thirty-six states, 2012-09-06 11:00:07
• Kentucky state courts to close for second of three furlough days in fiscal year 2013, 2012-08-26 23:12:10
• Kentucky Supreme Court hears arguments August 15 to 17, 2012-08-15 21:06:49
• Kentucky state courts to shutter for three days to balance budget, 2012-07-28 22:39:27
• Lawsuit against US Army to be heard by the US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2012-07-15 17:28:18
• Kentucky attorneys seek for Christian healthcare group to be found in contempt, 2012-06-30 18:48:38
• Sixth Circuit rules that detention did not violate Sixth Amendment, 2012-06-05 08:47:21
• 150 pounds of marijuana ruled inadmissible in Kentucky court due to unlawful GPS tracking, 2012-05-24 22:01:36
• JP Election Brief: Candidates filing in Michigan, Kentucky, Washington and more!, 2012-05-03 08:49:58
• Kentucky Supreme Court rules that guns are allowed on university grounds in vehicles, 2012-04-30 20:44:28
• Kentucky Court of Appeals reinstates lawsuit by ticket broker, 2012-04-15 21:18:02
• Kentucky man unlikely to receive settlement from Klan leader, 2012-03-24 12:26:47
• Federal District Court judge Jennifer Coffman to retire, 2012-03-10 21:30:44
• Public financing proposed for Kentucky Supreme Court, 2012-02-29 21:26:17
• Kentucky legislative redistricting conflict rages on, 2012-02-10 21:50:40
• Redistricting conflict to be heard by Kentucky court, 2012-01-28 12:13:19
• J. Kelly Clarke seeks post in 19th Judicial District, 2012-01-10 12:03:28

• Kentucky court system requests $62 million budget increase, 2011-12-15 18:11:41
• Former Murray State University Board of Regents Chairman begins role as federal bankruptcy judge, 2011-11-21 20:03:50
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 11/16/2011, 2011-11-16 15:30:27
• Two more Amish men convicted for failing to display buggy signs, 2011-11-15 23:03:36
• Former Kentucky circuit court judge disbarred for misconduct, 2011-10-31 10:09:48
• Kentucky Supreme Court to hear religious billboard case, 2011-10-11 12:25:40
• Circuit court judge found guilty of misconduct, 2011-09-30 21:43:05
• Kentucky police arrest Amish men who refused to put safety signs on buggies, 2011-09-16 09:17:12
• Kentucky high court rules that cities must pay millions to firefighters, 2011-08-30 14:22:08
• Circuit court judge drops manslaughter, fetal homicide charges, 2011-08-15 21:05:40
• Federal Judge Joseph McKinley's tobacco ruling appealed in 6th Circuit, 2011-07-27 12:24:44
• Former lawyer sentenced in Kentucky kickback scheme, 2011-07-15 13:56:15
• Kentucky Court of Appeals investigates leaked abortion ruling, 2011-06-30 16:40:12
• Woman presides over a Kentucky Supreme Court hearing for first time in its history, 2011-06-15 15:45:56
• Adulterous liaisons can give rise to custody rights, says Kentucky Supreme Court, 2011-05-31 07:50:06
• Lovelace says tampering with Williams file impugns court's integrity, 2011-05-16 13:48:46
• Work starts on new courthouse in Franklin County, 2011-04-30 20:53:47
• Federal judge rules that Kentucky can restrict speech of attorneys, 2011-04-12 22:16:28
• Hit with misconduct charges, Judge Russell Alred responds with federal lawsuit, 2011-03-31 08:48:22
• Cletus Maricle, former Clay County circuit judge, sentenced to 26 years for vote fraud, 2011-03-14 22:08:24
• Simpson sentences woman to 7 years in Pitino extortion case, 2011-02-20 15:24:01
• Circuit Judge Daniel Ballou faces misconduct charges, 2011-02-05 12:05:22

• Federal court strikes down non-partisan judicial races, 2010-07-15 11:37:24
• New chief judge for Kentucky Court of Appeals, 2010-07-08 10:17:35
• Former Kentucky Supreme Court justice passes away, 2010-05-26 12:18:46
• Former Kentucky judge named to Executive Branch Ethics Commission, 2010-05-25 14:03:47
• Unofficial primary election results: Kentucky, 2010-05-19 08:39:08
• Kentucky county judge executive cleared of drug charges, 2010-05-11 21:25:26
• Kentucky Supreme Court reverses Appeals Court desicion on domain seizures, 2010-03-20 14:01:23
• Kentucky appeals court allows the ten commandments in county courthouse, 2010-01-15 02:08:53

• District judge appointed in Kentucky, 2009-07-28 11:34:15
• Family court judge faces misconduct charges, 2009-07-08 15:29:17

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.)