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Justices in Kentucky are elected by voters; for a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a judge, who then must stand for election by voters in a forthcoming general election. Christopher Nickell Elected in 2019 and 2022
- Kentucky Supreme Court
The current chief of the court is Laurance VanMeter. [2] As...
- Kentucky Supreme Court elections, 2022
Angela McCormick Bisig defeated Jason Bowman in the general...
- Kentucky Supreme Court
The 2024 Kentucky Supreme Court election will be held in the 5th district of the Kentucky Supreme Court on November 5, 2024. The court consists of seven justices elected in nonpartisan elections to staggered eight-year terms.
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All appeals involving imprisonment for 20 years or more, life imprisonment, or the death penalty go directly to the Kentucky Supreme Court; all other appeals are heard by the lower courts, and are only permitted to be heard by the supreme court if the Court of Appeals consents.
The table below lists the current judges of the Kentucky Supreme Court, their political party, and when they assumed office.
The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year. As of September 2019, data more recent than 2012 was not available online.
Ballotpedia Courts: Determiners and Dissenters
1. 1.1. See also: Ballotpedia Courts: Determiners and Dissenters In 2020, Ballotpedia published Ballotpedia Courts: Determiners and Dissenters, a study on how state supreme court justices decided the cases that came before them. Our goal was to determine which justices ruled together most often, which frequently dissented, and which courts featured the most unanimous or contentious decisions. The study tracked the position taken by each state supreme court justice in every case they decided i...
Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship
1. 1.1. See also: Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship Last updated: June 15, 2020 In 2020, Ballotpedia published Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship, a study examining the partisan affiliation of all state supreme court justices in the country as of June 15, 2020. The study presented Confidence Scores that represented our confidence in each justice's degree of partisan affiliation, based on a variety of factors. This was not a measure of where a justice fell on the political or ideologi...
Bonica and Woodruff campaign finance scores
1. 1.1. See also: Bonica and Woodruff campaign finance scores of state supreme court justices, 2012 In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan outlook of state supreme court justices in their paper, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns." A score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology while scores below 0 were more liberal. The state Supreme Court of Kentuc...
The following are noteworthy cases heard before the Kentucky Supreme Court. For a full list of opinions published by the court, click here. Know of a case we should cover here? Let us know by emailing us.
On May 12, 2023, Gov. Andy Beshear(D) appointed the following justices as special justices to the court: 1. Hon. Charles E. English of Bowling Green, representing the 2nd Supreme Court District. 2. Hon. T. Kelli Lester of Bowling Green, representing the 2nd Supreme Court District. 3. Hon. C. Michael Reynolds of Bowling Green, representing the 2nd S...
The Supreme Court of Kentucky was created by constitutional amendment in 1975, releasing the Kentucky Court of Appeals from the burden of hearing all appeals in the state. Before the creation of this body, the highest court in the state was the Kentucky Court of Errors and Appeals.
A state government trifectais a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. A state supreme court plays a role in the checks and balances system of a state government. Kentucky has a divided government where neither pa...
Angela McCormick Bisig defeated Jason Bowman in the general election for Kentucky Supreme Court 4th District on November 8, 2022. Nonpartisan primary election.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Sept. 23, 2024 – The Justices of the Supreme Court of Kentucky voted to elect Deputy Chief Justice Debra Hembree Lambert as the next Chief Justice of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Chief Justice-elect Lambert will serve a four-year term beginning Jan. 6, 2025.
Nov 15, 2022 · FRANKFORT, Ky., Nov. 15, 2022 – The justices of the Supreme Court of Kentucky voted today to elect Justice Laurance B. VanMeter as the next chief justice of the commonwealth of Kentucky. Chief Justice-elect VanMeter will serve a four-year term beginning Jan. 2, 2023.
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Sep 24, 2024 · Kentucky Supreme Court justices have elected Deputy Chief Justice Debra Lambert to lead the high court. Her four-year term will begin Jan. 6, 2025. Lambert will succeed current Chief...
