Tag Archives: Kentucky Judiciary

Two key judicial races will be recanvassed

November 11, 2010 – 3:08 pm

Across Kentucky, different county clerk offices will be rechecking election results this Friday, including two hotly contested judicial races in Jefferson County that could have ramifications on the benches racial makeup. On Election Night, three of the four African-American judges in Jefferson County retained their seats and two of those races were decided by razor-thin [...]

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Commonwealth Axes Judicial Jobs

April 30, 2010 – 12:51 pm

The Kentucky judicial branch is bleeding to death, according to The Lexington-Herald Leader: Kentucky courts will ax 113 positions during the coming months to help make up an expected $6.8 million shortfall for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The job reduction is the largest layoff in the court’s history and follows a smaller [...]

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