Kentucky

Two stories this week raise questions about the appearance of relatives of justices to the the construction of the Commonwealth's courthouses.  Both from the Herald Leader.  Here they are:

• Lambert's son linked to courthouses
  By Linda B. Blackford LBLACKFORD@HERALD-LEADER.COM The son of outgoing Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph Lambert works for a company that has been the financial adviser on 70 percent of the new courthouses built between 1998 and 2006. Lambert became chief justice in 1998, and oversees a building program that has constructed 60 new courthouses.  click on heading for rest of story.
• Courthouse site owned by justice

  By Brandon Ortiz BORTIZ@HERALD-LEADER.COM PIKEVILLE -- Pike County plans to acquire downtown buildings owned by state Supreme Court Justice Will T. Scott and members of his family for the site of a proposed courthouse. Scott, a justice since 2005, said the land deal poses no conflict of interest since he doesn't even want to sell his property. click on heading for rest of story.