Kentucky Court of Justice
Circuit Court judges representing 114 Kentucky counties participate in Circuit Judges College Oct. 9-12 in Frankfort
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Circuit Court judges representing 114 Kentucky counties participated in the 2011 Kentucky Circuit Judges College that took place Oct. 9-12 in Frankfort. The Administrative Office of the Courts provided the judicial education program for the state's Circuit Court and Family Court judges.
The judges received a case law update and attended sessions on domestic violence, digital evidence and investigation, social media’s effect on the courts, court interpreters, and Kentucky Drug Court. The college also offered a course on e-Warrants, the electronic warrant management system that makes processing warrants more efficient for judges and law enforcement.
“Technology is dramatically improving the way courts do business and this college devoted several sessions to its impact on the justice system,” said Circuit Court Judge Paul F. Isaacs, who serves Bourbon, Scott and Woodford counties and is the newly elected president of the Kentucky Association of Circuit Judges. “The Kentucky State Police demonstrated how they’re investigating crimes that people commit through computers and other electronic devices, several judges shared their experiences with social media and we received training on the e-Warrants system. These courses were great opportunities to learn about digital advances that apply to the work of Circuit Court.”
Circuit judges also participated in courses on foreclosure conciliation programs in Kentucky, search and seizure, and the implementation of House Bill 463. HB 463 took effect in June 2011 and is the most comprehensive overhaul of Kentucky’s penal code in more than 30 years. All three branches of government supported the legislation, which is designed to curb the cost of incarceration without compromising public safety. Circuit Court is the court of general jurisdiction that hears civil matters involving more than $5,000, capital offenses and felonies, divorces, adoptions, termination of parental rights, land dispute title cases and contested probate cases.
Sessions specifically for Family Court judges covered the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, parental relocation, and child fatalities in Kentucky. The college also offered a course on handling cases involving children who have experienced traumatic events. Family Court is a division of Circuit Court and has primary jurisdiction in cases involving family issues, including divorces, adoption, child support, domestic violence and juvenile status offenses.
Administrative Office of the Courts
The AOC is the operations arm for the state court system and supports the activities of nearly 3,300 court system employees and 403 elected justices, judges and circuit court clerks. The AOC Division of Judicial Branch Education provides continuing education for the elected officials. As the fiscal agent for the state court system, the AOC also executes the Judicial Branch budget.
Judges who participated in the college include:
Allen County
Circuit Court Judge Janet J. Crocker (serves Allen and Simpson counties)
Family Court Judge Sid Broderson (serves Allen and Simpson counties)
Anderson County
Circuit Court Judge Charles R. Hickman (serves Anderson, Shelby and Spencer counties)
Family Court Judge John David Myles (serves Anderson, Shelby and Spencer counties)
Ballard County
Circuit Court Judge Timothy A. Langford (serves Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton and Hickman counties)
Barren County
Circuit Court Judge Phillip R. Patton (serves Barren and Metcalfe counties)
Family Court Judge W. Mitchell Nance (serves Barren and Metcalfe counties)
Bath County
Circuit Court Judge William E. Lane (serves Bath, Menifee, Montgomery and Rowan counties)
Circuit Court Judge Beth Lewis Maze (serves Bath, Menifee, Montgomery and Rowan counties)
Bell County
Bell County Circuit Court Judge Robert V. Costanzo
Boone County
Circuit Court Judge Anthony W. Frohlich (serves Boone and Gallatin counties)
Circuit Court Judge James R. Schrand (serves Boone and Gallatin counties)
Family Court Judge Linda Rae Bramlage (serves Boone and Gallatin counties)
Bourbon County
Circuit Court Judge Paul F. Isaacs (serves Bourbon, Scott and Woodford counties)
Circuit Court Judge Robert Johnson (serves Bourbon, Scott and Woodford counties)
Boyle County
Circuit Court Judge Darren W. Peckler (serves Boyle and Mercer counties)
Family Court Judge Bruce Petrie (serves Boyle and Mercer counties)
Bracken County
Circuit Court Judge Stockton B. Wood (serves Bracken, Fleming and Mason counties)
Breathitt County
Circuit Court Judge Frank A. Fletcher (serves Breathitt, Powell and Wolfe counties)
Breckinridge County
Circuit Court Judge Bruce T. Butler (serves Breckinridge, Grayson and Meade counties)
Circuit Court Judge Robert A. Miller (serves Breckinridge, Grayson and Meade counties)
Bullitt County
Bullitt County Circuit Court Judge Rodney D. Burress
Bullitt County Family Court Judge Elisè Givhan Spainhour
Butler County
Circuit Court Judge Ronnie C. Dortch (serves Butler, Edmonson, Hancock and Ohio counties)
Family Court Judge Michael McKown (serves Butler, Edmonson, Hancock and Ohio counties)
Caldwell County
Circuit Court Judge C. A. Woodall III (serves Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon and Trigg counties)
Calloway County
Circuit Court Judge Dennis R. Foust (serves Calloway and Marshall counties)
Family Court Judge Rob Mattingly (serves Calloway and Marshall counties)
Campbell County
Campbell County Circuit Court Judge Fred A. Stine
Campbell County Circuit Court Judge Richard A. Woeste
Carlisle County
Circuit Court Judge Timothy A. Langford (serves Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton and Hickman counties)
Carroll County
Circuit Court Judge Stephen L. Bates (serves Carroll, Grant and Owen counties)
Carter County
Circuit Court Judge Rebecca K. Phillips (serves Carter, Elliott and Morgan counties)
Family Court Judge David D. Flatt (serves Carter, Elliott and Morgan counties)
Christian County
Christian County Circuit Court Judge John L. Atkins
Christian County Circuit Court Judge Andrew C. Self
Christian County Family Court Judge Jason Shea Fleming
Clark County
Circuit Court Judge William G. Clouse Jr. (serves Clark and Madison counties)
Circuit Court Judge Jean C. Logue (serves Clark and Madison counties)
Family Court Judge Nora J. Shepherd (serves Clark and Madison counties)
Family Court Judge Jeffrey M. Walson (serves Clark and Madison counties)
Clay County
Circuit Court Judge Oscar Gayle House (serves Clay, Jackson and Leslie counties)
Family Court Judge Gene Clark (serves Clay, Jackson and Leslie counties)
Clinton County
Circuit Court Judge Eddie C. Lovelace (serves Clinton, Cumberland and Monroe counties)
Crittenden County
Circuit Court Judge C. Rene’ Williams (serves Crittenden, Union and Webster counties)
Cumberland County
Circuit Court Judge Eddie C. Lovelace (serves Clinton, Cumberland and Monroe counties)
Daviess County
Daviess County Circuit Court Judge Joseph Castlen
Edmonson County
Circuit Court Judge Ronnie C. Dortch (serves Butler, Edmonson, Hancock and Ohio counties)
Family Court Judge Michael McKown (serves Butler, Edmonson, Hancock and Ohio counties)
Elliott County
Circuit Court Judge Rebecca K. Phillips (serves Carter, Elliott and Morgan counties)
Family Court Judge David D. Flatt (serves Carter, Elliott and Morgan counties)
Estill County
Circuit Court Judge Thomas P. Jones (serves Estill, Lee and Owsley counties)
Fayette County
Fayette County Circuit Court Judge Kimberly Nell Bunnell
Fayette County Circuit Court Judge Thomas L. Clark
Fayette County Circuit Court Judge Pamela R. Goodwine
Fayette County Circuit Court Judge James D. Ishmael Jr.
Fayette County Circuit Court Judge Ernesto Scorsone
Fayette County Family Court Judge Lucinda Masterton
Fayette County Family Court Judge Timothy N. Philpot
Fayette County Family Court Judge John P. Schrader
Fayette County Family Court Judge Jo Ann Wise
Fleming County
Circuit Court Judge Stockton B. Wood (serves Bracken, Fleming and Mason counties)
Floyd County
Floyd County Circuit Court Judge John David Caudill
Floyd County Circuit Court Judge Johnny Ray Harris
Family Court Judge Dwight S. Marshall (serves Floyd, Knott and Magoffin counties)
Franklin County
Franklin County Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd
Franklin County Family Court Judge Squire Williams III
Fulton County
Circuit Court Judge Timothy A. Langford (serves Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton and Hickman counties)
Gallatin County
Circuit Court Judge Anthony W. Frohlich (serves Boone and Gallatin counties)
Circuit Court Judge James R. Schrand (serves Boone and Gallatin counties)
Family Court Judge Linda Rae Bramlage (serves Boone and Gallatin counties)
Garrard County
Circuit Court Judge Hunter Daugherty (serves Garrard and Jessamine counties)
Family Court Judge C. Michael Dixon (serves Garrard and Jessamine counties)
Grant County
Circuit Court Judge Stephen L. Bates (serves Carroll, Grant and Owen counties)
Graves County
Graves County Circuit Court Judge Timothy C. Stark
Grayson County
Circuit Court Judge Bruce T. Butler (serves Breckinridge, Grayson and Meade counties)
Circuit Court Judge Robert A. Miller (serves Breckinridge, Grayson and Meade counties)
Green County
Circuit Court Judge Allan Ray Bertram (serves Green, Marion, Taylor and Washington counties)
Circuit Court Judge Dan Kelly (serves Green, Marion, Taylor and Washington counties)
Greenup County
Family Court Judge Jeffrey L. Preston (serves Greenup and Lewis counties)
Hancock County
Circuit Court Judge Ronnie C. Dortch (serves Butler, Edmonson, Hancock and Ohio counties)
Family Court Judge Michael McKown (serves Butler, Edmonson, Hancock and Ohio counties)
Hardin County
Hardin County Circuit Court Judge Ken M. Howard
Hardin County Family Court Judge Pamela K. Addington
Harrison County
Circuit Court Judge Jay Delaney (serves Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton and Robertson counties)
Family Court Judge Barbara L. Paul (serves Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton and Robertson counties)
Hart County
Circuit Court Judge John David “Jack” Seay (serves Hart, LaRue and Nelson counties)
Henry County
Circuit Court Judge Karen A. Conrad (serves Henry, Oldham and Trimble counties)
Hickman County
Circuit Court Judge Timothy A. Langford (serves Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton and Hickman counties)
Hopkins County
Hopkins County Circuit Court Judge James Brantley
Hopkins County Family Court Judge Susan Wesley McClure
Jackson County
Circuit Court Judge Oscar Gayle House (serves Clay, Jackson and Leslie counties)
Family Court Judge Gene Clark (serves Clay, Jackson and Leslie counties)
Jefferson County
Jefferson Circuit Judge A. C. McKay Chauvin
Jefferson Circuit Judge Frederic J. Cowan
Jefferson Circuit Judge Charles L. Cunningham Jr.
Jefferson Circuit Judge Audra Jean Eckerle
Jefferson Circuit Judge Brian C. Edwards
Jefferson Circuit Judge Susan Schultz Gibson
Jefferson Circuit Judge Irv Maze
Jefferson Circuit Judge Judith McDonald-Burkman
Jefferson Circuit Judge Mitch Perry
Jefferson Circuit Judge James M. Shake
Jefferson Circuit Judge Mary M. Shaw
Jefferson Circuit Judge Olu A. Stevens
Jefferson Circuit Judge Barry Willett
Jefferson Family Court Judge Joan L. Byer
Jefferson Family Court Judge Donna L. Delahanty
Jefferson Family Court Judge Patricia Walker FitzGerald
Jefferson Family Court Judge Eleanore M. Garber
Jefferson Family Court Judge Stephen M. George
Jefferson Family Court Judge Hugh Smith Haynie Jr.
Jefferson Family Court Judge Joseph W. O’Reilly
Jefferson Family Court Judge Paula Sherlock
Jessamine County
Circuit Court Judge Hunter Daugherty (serves Garrard and Jessamine counties)
Family Court Judge C. Michael Dixon (serves Garrard and Jessamine counties)
Johnson County
Circuit Court Judge John David Preston (serves Johnson, Lawrence and Martin counties)
Family Court Judge Janie McKenzie-Wells (serves Johnson, Lawrence and Martin counties)
Kenton County
Kenton County Circuit Court Judge Gregory Bartlett
Kenton County Circuit Court Judge Martin J. Sheehan
Kenton County Circuit Court Judge Patricia M. Summe
Kenton County Family Court Judge Lisa Osborne Bushelman
Kenton County Family Court Judge Christopher J. Mehling
Knott County
Circuit Court Judge Kim Cornett Childers (serves Knott and Magoffin counties)
Family Court Judge Dwight S. Marshall (serves Floyd, Knott and Magoffin counties)
Knox County
Circuit Court Judge Gregory A. Lay (serves Knox and Laurel counties)
LaRue County
Circuit Court Judge John David “Jack” Seay (serves Hart, LaRue and Nelson counties)
Laurel County
Circuit Court Judge Gregory A. Lay (serves Knox and Laurel counties)
Lawrence County
Circuit Court Judge John David Preston (serves Johnson, Lawrence and Martin counties)
Family Court Judge Janie McKenzie-Wells (serves Johnson, Lawrence and Martin counties)
Lee County
Circuit Court Judge Thomas P. Jones (serves Estill, Lee and Owsley counties)
Leslie County
Circuit Court Judge Oscar Gayle House (serves Clay, Jackson and Leslie counties)
Family Court Judge Gene Clark (serves Clay, Jackson and Leslie counties)
Lewis County
Family Court Judge Jeffrey L. Preston (serves Greenup and Lewis counties)
Lincoln County
Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey T. Burdette (serves Lincoln, Pulaski and Rockcastle counties)
Circuit Court Judge David A. Tapp (serves Lincoln, Pulaski and Rockcastle counties)
Family Court Judge Walt Maguire (serves Lincoln, Pulaski and Rockcastle counties)
Livingston County
Circuit Court Judge C. A. Woodall III (serves Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon and Trigg counties)
Logan County
Circuit Court Judge Tyler L. Gill (serves Logan and Todd counties)
Lyon County
Circuit Court Judge C. A. Woodall III (serves Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon and Trigg counties)
Madison County
Circuit Court Judge William G. Clouse Jr. (serves Clark and Madison counties)
Circuit Court Judge Jean C. Logue (serves Clark and Madison counties)
Family Court Judge Nora J. Shepherd (serves Clark and Madison counties)
Family Court Judge Jeffrey M. Walson (serves Clark and Madison counties)
Magoffin County
Circuit Court Judge Kim Cornett Childers (serves Knott and Magoffin counties)
Family Court Judge Dwight S. Marshall (serves Floyd, Knott and Magoffin counties)
Marion County
Circuit Court Judge Allan Ray Bertram (serves Green, Marion, Taylor and Washington counties)
Circuit Court Judge Dan Kelly (serves Green, Marion, Taylor and Washington counties)
Marshall County
Circuit Court Judge Dennis R. Foust (serves Calloway and Marshall counties)
Family Court Judge Rob Mattingly (serves Calloway and Marshall counties)
Martin County
Circuit Court Judge John David Preston (serves Johnson, Lawrence and Martin counties)
Family Court Judge Janie McKenzie-Wells (serves Johnson, Lawrence and Martin counties)
Mason County
Circuit Court Judge Stockton B. Wood (serves Bracken, Fleming and Mason counties)
McCracken County
McCracken County Circuit Court Judge Craig Z. Clymer
McCracken County Circuit Court Judge Tim Kaltenbach
McCracken County Family Court Judge Cynthia E. Sanderson
McCreary County
Circuit Court Judge Paul K. Winchester (serves McCreary and Whitley counties)
McLean County
Circuit Court Judge Brian W. Wiggins (serves McLean and Muhlenberg counties)
Meade County
Circuit Court Judge Bruce T. Butler (serves Breckinridge, Grayson and Meade counties)
Circuit Court Judge Robert A. Miller (serves Breckinridge, Grayson and Meade counties)
Menifee County
Circuit Court Judge William E. Lane (serves Bath, Menifee, Montgomery and Rowan counties)
Circuit Court Judge Beth Lewis Maze (serves Bath, Menifee, Montgomery and Rowan counties)
Mercer County
Circuit Court Judge Darren W. Peckler (serves Boyle and Mercer counties)
Family Court Judge Bruce Petrie (serves Boyle and Mercer counties)
Metcalfe County
Circuit Court Judge Phillip R. Patton (serves Barren and Metcalfe counties)
Family Court Judge W. Mitchell Nance (serves Barren and Metcalfe counties)
Monroe County
Circuit Court Judge Eddie C. Lovelace (serves Clinton, Cumberland and Monroe counties)
Montgomery County
Circuit Court Judge William E. Lane (serves Bath, Menifee, Montgomery and Rowan counties)
Circuit Court Judge Beth Lewis Maze (serves Bath, Menifee, Montgomery and Rowan counties)
Morgan County
Circuit Court Judge Rebecca K. Phillips (serves Carter, Elliott and Morgan counties)
Family Court Judge David D. Flatt (serves Carter, Elliott and Morgan counties)
Muhlenberg County
Circuit Court Judge Brian W. Wiggins (serves McLean and Muhlenberg counties)
Nelson County
Circuit Court Judge John David “Jack” Seay (serves Hart, LaRue and Nelson counties)
Nicholas County
Circuit Court Judge Jay Delaney (serves Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton and Robertson counties)
Family Court Judge Barbara L. Paul (serves Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton and Robertson counties)
Ohio County
Circuit Court Judge Ronnie C. Dortch (serves Butler, Edmonson, Hancock and Ohio counties)
Family Court Judge Michael McKown (serves Butler, Edmonson, Hancock and Ohio counties)
Oldham County
Circuit Court Judge Karen A. Conrad (serves Henry, Oldham and Trimble counties)
Owen County
Circuit Court Judge Stephen L. Bates (serves Carroll, Grant and Owen counties)
Owsley County
Circuit Court Judge Thomas P. Jones (serves Estill, Lee and Owsley counties)
Pendleton County
Circuit Court Judge Jay Delaney (serves Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton and Robertson counties)
Family Court Judge Barbara L. Paul (serves Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton and Robertson counties)
Perry County
Perry County Circuit Court Judge William Engle III
Pike County
Pike County Circuit Court Judge Eddy Coleman
Pike County Family Court Judge Larry E. Thompson
Powell County
Circuit Court Judge Frank A. Fletcher (serves Breathitt, Powell and Wolfe counties)
Pulaski County
Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey T. Burdette (serves Lincoln, Pulaski and Rockcastle counties)
Circuit Court Judge David A. Tapp (serves Lincoln, Pulaski and Rockcastle counties)
Family Court Judge Walt Maguire (serves Lincoln, Pulaski and Rockcastle counties)
Robertson County
Circuit Court Judge Jay Delaney (serves Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton and Robertson counties)
Family Court Judge Barbara L. Paul (serves Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton and Robertson counties)
Rockcastle County
Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey T. Burdette (serves Lincoln, Pulaski and Rockcastle counties)
Circuit Court Judge David A. Tapp (serves Lincoln, Pulaski and Rockcastle counties)
Family Court Judge Walt Maguire (serves Lincoln, Pulaski and Rockcastle counties)
Rowan County
Circuit Court Judge William E. Lane (serves Bath, Menifee, Montgomery and Rowan counties)
Circuit Court Judge Beth Lewis Maze (serves Bath, Menifee, Montgomery and Rowan counties)
Russell County
Family Court Judge Jennifer Upchurch Edwards (serves Russell and Wayne counties)
Scott County
Circuit Court Judge Paul F. Isaacs (serves Bourbon, Scott and Woodford counties)
Circuit Court Judge Robert Johnson (serves Bourbon, Scott and Woodford counties)
Shelby County
Circuit Court Judge Charles R. Hickman (serves Anderson, Shelby and Spencer counties)
Family Court Judge John David Myles (serves Anderson, Shelby and Spencer counties)
Simpson County
Circuit Court Judge Janet J. Crocker (serves Allen and Simpson counties)
Family Court Judge Sid Broderson (serves Allen and Simpson counties)
Spencer County
Circuit Court Judge Charles R. Hickman (serves Anderson, Shelby and Spencer counties)
Family Court Judge John David Myles (serves Anderson, Shelby and Spencer counties)
Taylor County
Circuit Court Judge Allan Ray Bertram (serves Green, Marion, Taylor and Washington counties)
Circuit Court Judge Dan Kelly (serves Green, Marion, Taylor and Washington counties)
Todd County
Circuit Court Judge Tyler L. Gill (serves Logan and Todd counties)
Trigg County
Circuit Court Judge C. A. Woodall III (serves Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon and Trigg counties)
Trimble County
Circuit Court Judge Karen A. Conrad (serves Henry, Oldham and Trimble counties)
Union County
Circuit Court Judge C. Rene’ Williams (serves Crittenden, Union and Webster counties)
Warren County
Warren County Circuit Court Judge John R. Grise
Washington County
Circuit Court Judge Allan Ray Bertram (serves Green, Marion, Taylor and Washington counties)
Circuit Court Judge Dan Kelly (serves Green, Marion, Taylor and Washington counties)
Wayne County
Family Court Judge Jennifer Upchurch Edwards (serves Russell and Wayne counties)
Webster County
Circuit Court Judge C. Rene’ Williams (serves Crittenden, Union and Webster counties)
Whitley County
Circuit Court Judge Paul K. Winchester (serves McCreary and Whitley counties)
Wolfe County
Circuit Court Judge Frank A. Fletcher (serves Breathitt, Powell and Wolfe counties)
Woodford County
Circuit Court Judge Paul F. Isaacs (serves Bourbon, Scott and Woodford counties)
Circuit Court Judge Robert Johnson (serves Bourbon, Scott and Woodford counties)