Public invited to give input on foster care system at regional forum Thursday in Pikeville
7 forums being held statewide under House Bill 1 reforms FRANKFORT, Ky., Sept. 23, 2019 – The...
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Public invited to give input on foster care system at regional forum Tuesday in Covington
7 forums being held statewide under House Bill 1 reforms FRANKFORT, Ky., Sept. 23, 2019 – The...
Read MoreChief Justice Minton to give 2019 State of the Judiciary Address before Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary Sept. 13
Media Advisory FRANKFORT, Ky., Aug. 30, 2019 – The legislature, public and media will receive an update on Judicial Branch operations on Friday, Sept. 13, when Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr. gives the annual State...
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KBA DuesCLE Deadline is Aug. 10, 2019How to report CLE Credits online2019 Kentucky Law Update Online RegistrationKBA Unveils New Online PortalKBA Access to Justice Commission SurveyMinutes from March/May 2019 Board of...
Read MoreKentucky Bar Association membership dues for 2019-2020 were mailed in July.
To pay your dues online visit www.kybar.orghttp://www.kybar.org. For more information, please contact the KBA Membership Department at (502) 564-3795.
Read MoreJudicial Branch moves court system’s web address to kycourts.gov
FRANKFORT, Ky., July 31, 2019 – As a first step in improving its website, the Judicial Branch has moved to a new web address at kycourts.gov. Starting today, users will automatically be redirected from the previous address...
Read MoreADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURT FORMS Revised due to 2019 Legislation [Effective on June 27, 2019]
Here are the updated AOC Forms because of 2019 Legislation.Links to all AOC Forms — Click here.
Read MoreREAL ID to be available for Woodford County residents July 3, 2019
VERSAILLES, Ky., June 28, 2019 – The wait for Kentucky’s new driver’s license is over for Woodford County. Starting Wednesday, July 3, Woodford County residents can apply for the new Voluntary Travel License or Travel ID....
Read MoreSupreme Court Pension Case Information & Documents
Old News, but ongoing legal issues with no resolution persist. Matthew G. Bevin, In His Official Capacity As Governor Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Et Al. V. Commonwealth of Kentucky Ex Rel. Andy Beshear, Attorney General, Et...
Read MoreGov. Matt Bevin has appointed Jonathan Ray Spalding, of Lebanon, to the office of Judge of the Court of Appeals for the 3rd Appellate District, Division 1.
Spalding has practiced as an independent lawyer for 20 years and is currently the city attorney for Bradfordsville, Kentucky. In addition to running his private pracitce, he regularly appears before the juvenile court system as...
Read MoreGive for Good Louisville on Sept. 14 (All Day Thursday) — Jefferson County Public Law LibraryPlease consider a donation of $10 or more for
THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED US RAISE OVER $3,000 FROM THIS YEARS GIVE FOR GOOD LOUISVILLE CAMPAIGN FOR 2017! The Friends of the Jefferson County Public Law Library will be participating in this year’s Give for Good...
Read MoreKentucky Supreme Court Justice Nominated to 6th Circuit Court of Appeals by President Obama
President Barack Obama has nominated Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Lisabeth Tabor Hughes to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. Hughes, who went by the name Lisabeth Hughes Abramson until a recent divorce, has served on the...
Read MoreDrone Laws – Local vs Federal Preemption
Drone law story from USA Today. Local vs. Federal Preemption. Some may recall the Bullitt County drone incident where a homeowner shot down a drown allegedly in his vertical space and the case against him ended up in a dismissal...
Read MoreLegal News Stories – June 12, 2015
Courts say theres no claim for reverse bad faith. could they be wrong? – Lexology Last month, in State Auto Property & Casualty Ins. Co. v. Hargis, No. 13-5020 (6th Cir. May 6, 2015), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
Read MoreLegal News You Might Not be Able to Use ;-)
Shaken-Baby Syndrome Faces New Questions in Court The Washington Post, March 2015 A series examining the child abuse prosecutions attributed to shaken baby syndrome since 2001, including more than 200 cases that were ultimately...
Read MoreNEWS: Legal News You Can Use – June 1, 2015
Not much this week. Here are two stories. Lawsuits allege that migrant workers were exploited Three federal lawsuits allege that between 2013 and this year 39 workers from Mexico were paid substandard wages, lived in squalid...
Read MoreNEWS: Legal News You Can Use – May 25, 2015
Kentucky Senator Smith acquitted of DUI charge, convicted of speeding Smith was ordered to pay a $40 fine and court costs because of the speeding charge. Smith’s license, which had been taken away because he did not...
Read MoreKentucky Legal News You Can Use – May 17, 2015
KY Primary 2015: Voter resources: Are you ready for Tuesday’s Kentucky Primary? – Story Voters in the Bluegrass state will head to the polls Tuesday for the 2015 primary elections cycle and decidewhich of the...
Read MoreRecent Legal News You Can Use – May 11, 2015
Scott: ‘lunch pail Republicans’ will elect him After graduating from Pikeville High School in 1965, he went off to study pre-med at Eastern Kentucky University. In 1976 he started practicing law in Pikeville and...
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