Kentucky Court of Justice
Kentucky circuit court clerks attend 2010 Circuit Court Clerks Summer College
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Ninety-five Kentucky circuit court clerks participated in the 2010 Circuit Court Clerks Summer College held June 15-17 in Lexington. The Administrative Office of the Courts hosted the college, which offered nine hours of continuing education credit.
The theme for the college was A Day in the Life of a Clerk.
“The Circuit Clerks College is an invaluable tool that fills a key educational gap,” said Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk David L. Nicholson, president of the Kentucky Association of Circuit Court Clerks. “The college keeps circuit court clerks across the state updated on changes in statutes, regulations and rules as they relate to our core business and allows for important discussion regarding emerging trends in the courts.”
The circuit clerks elected Nicholson as KACCC president at the college.
Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr. addressed the circuit court clerks during the college. AOC Director Laurie K. Dudgeon and the AOC budget director provided a budget overview.
The college included sessions on foreign documents, the KY VINE service, Drug Court participant transfers between jurisdictions, records retention, court exhibits, and clerk processes for involuntary commitments through Casey’s Law. The clerks also received updates on legislation from the 2010 Kentucky General Assembly session and the Trust For Life program. Trust For Life is sponsored by the KACCC to promote organ and tissue donation through driver licensing and the computer-based Kentucky Organ Donor registry.
In addition to Nicholson, circuit clerks elected as KACCC officers during the college were Stephanie King-Logsdon of McLean County, first vice president; Loretta Crady of Hardin County, second vice president; Krissie Coe Fields of Barren County, secretary; and Jim Barker of Rowan County, treasurer. Mason County Circuit Court Clerk Kirk Tolle is past president.
The AOC Division of Judicial Branch Education provides training conferences for circuit court clerks, who are responsible for managing the records of Kentucky’s circuit and district courts. Circuit court clerks are constitutionally elected officials from all 120 Kentucky counties who serve a six-year term.
The AOC is the operational arm of the Kentucky Court of Justice and supports the activities of approximately 3,400 court system employees and 403 elected justices, judges and circuit court clerks. The AOC also executes the Judicial Branch budget.
By county, circuit court clerks who attended the college are:
Dennis Loy, Adair
Todd B. Calvert, Allen
Jan Rogers, Anderson
Holly Oldham Dunker, Ballard
Krissie Coe Fields, Barren
Claudette Faudere, Bath
Colby Slusher, Bell
Dianne Murray, Boone
Beverly Smits, Bourbon
Linda K. Baker, Boyd
Joni H. Terry, Boyle
Kathy Free, Bracken
Patsy C. Williams, Breathitt
Connie W. Brumfield, Breckinridge
Layne Abell, Bullitt
Melissa Cardwell, Butler
Danny Hooks, Caldwell
Linda Avery, Calloway
Taunya Nolan Jack, Campbell
Laman L. Stark, Carroll
Larry D. Thompson, Carter
Craig L. Overstreet, Casey
Paula S. Joslin, Clark
James S. Phillips, Clay
Nancy L. Brewington, Cumberland
William Jason Ison, Elliott
Wilma F. Lynch, Fayette
Pam Lowe, Fleming
Douglas Ray Hall, Floyd
Sally Jump, Franklin
Sarah Johnson, Fulton
Pam McIntyre, Gallatin
Dana Hensley, Garrard
Shirley Wilson, Grant
Elois Downs, Grayson
Allen Kent Reed, Greenup
Noel J. Quinn, Hancock
Loretta Crady, Hardin
Kathy Kearns, Harrison
Rita Doyle, Hart
Ruth London, Henderson
Mary Lou Roberts, Henry
Cathy Kellett, Hickman
Carolyn A. Polley, Hopkins
Bobby Morris, Jackson
David L. Nicholson, Jefferson
Vicki Rice, Johnson
John C. Middleton, Kenton
Judy Watson-Conley, Knott
Larry C. Bell, LaRue
Roger L. Schott, Laurel
Emma C. Adams, Lee
Carmolitta Morgan-Pace, Leslie
Margaret Nichols, Letcher
Teresa Reed, Lincoln
Debbie Harp Knoth, Livingston
Sherry Wilkins, Logan
Linda Spurlock Cates, Madison
Tonya Arnett Ward, Magoffin
Kim T. May, Marion
Jack Horn, Martin
Kirk Tolle, Mason
Glenda Ransom, McCracken
Othel King, McCreary
Stephanie J. King-Logsdon, McLean
Evelyn D. Medley, Meade
Tommy A. Garrett, Metcalfe
Joyce Emberton, Monroe
Tanya P. Terry, Montgomery
Donna Pelfrey, Morgan
Janet Hearld Brown, Muhlenberg
Sandye Watkins, Nicholas
Gaynell Allen, Ohio
Linda G. Mason, Oldham
Leigh New, Owen
A. Michael Mays, Owsley
Michael D. Redden, Pendleton
Roger D. Collins, Perry
David Deskins, Pike
Patricia Darlene Drake, Powell
Teresa Vanzant, Rockcastle
Jim Barker, Rowan
Tony D. Kerr, Russell
Kathy H. Nichols, Shelby
Jan J. Murphree, Simpson
Rodney Burress, Taylor
J. Mark Cowherd, Todd
Pam W. Perry, Trigg
Theresa Edwards, Trimble
Pat Howell Goad, Warren
George Graves, Washington
Amy Villines, Webster
Gary Barton, Whitley
Debra Sparks, Wolfe
Tricia Kittinger, Woodford