Judge Betty Springate
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Betty A. Springate, an attorney from Lawrenceburg, has been sworn in to fill the vacant District Court judgeship for Anderson, Shelby and Spencer counties. The seat represents the 53rd Judicial District, Division 1. The vacancy was created when Judge Linda S. Armstrong resigned March 16, 2014.
District Judge Donna G. Dutton swore in Judge Springate on June 30. Judge Dutton serves in the 53rd Judicial District, Division 2.
Judge Springate’s legal career includes positions as general counsel for the Kentucky Labor Cabinet and administrative law judge for the Kentucky Workforce Development Cabinet. She also served as assistant county attorney and county attorney for Anderson County. She retired nearly two years ago and currently serves on the Anderson County board of the United Way.
She earned a juris doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law after completing a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kentucky and a master’s degree in education from the University of Louisville.
Judge Springate and her husband, Jerry L. Springate, who is also an attorney, have a son and a daughter, Jay and Scarlett.
Judge Springate will not be on the ballot in the November general election and will serve only until the new judge elected in November takes the bench in January 2015.
