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: Kentucky Law BlogJUDICIAL ELECTIONS: More on the Jefferson District Court election
By Michael Stevens
The controversy continues. Almost to the point that the incumbent Judge David Holton is being ignored as stories ensue on Ms. King.
Here's another post from the Courier Journal. However, in reading these stories, I would suggest distinguishing between experience vs. legal experience; eligibility to file (2 years as attorney) vs. qualifications to serve as judge; and campaign speech for a judicial candidate vs. campaign speech of a partisan prosecutor. The lines on these issues seem to be getting blurred.
Here's the most recent post: Katie King's qualifications for judge debated.
And for those who might want to know something about Judge David Holton, II, who is also in the November race, here are a few links with information about him and his qualifications to serve as a judge:
Full post as published by Kentucky Law Blog on June 10, 2008 (boomark / email).
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