Kentucky

CRIMINAL: Governor Beshear Directs Justice Secretary to Move Forward on Criminal Justice Reform

Posted on March 07, 2008
Governor Beshear Directs Justice Secretary to Move Forward on Criminal Justice Reform As mentioned in his budget address, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, has directed Justice and Public Safety Secretary J. Michael Brown to move forward with a comprehensive review of Kentucky?s penal code, sentencing guidelines and other issues relating to the escalating costs of the state?s criminal justice system, especially regarding prisons and jails.

JUDGES: Governor Beshear Appoints District Judge Fred Franklin White to McCreary/Whitely Bench

Posted on March 07, 2008
Governor Beshear Appoints District Judge Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed the Honorable Fred Franklin White to the office of District Judge for the 34th Judicial District, Division 2, of Kentucky, serving McCreary and Whitley counties. The vacancy was created when Daniel L...

COURTS: Money for Univ. of Cumberlands blocked

Posted on March 07, 2008
From the Courier Journal, 3/7/08: Money for Univ. of Cumberlands blocked A church-affiliated university in southeastern Kentucky can't use $12 million in state money to build a pharmacy school and provide scholarships, a Franklin circuit judge ruled yesterday.

ELSEWHERE: Courts - 8-Year-Old Passes Brazil's Law School Entrance Test

Posted on March 07, 2008
Here's a story which is a taste of humble pie. All of us know the old saw about the A, B, and C students and where they end up after graduation. But, what about this post I found at the Indiana law Blog on the 8 year olds entering law school? Those towers of power may now cower...

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UofL Law: McAnulty Tribute Offers Time to Remember, Time to Celebrate

Posted on March 07, 2008
McAnulty Tribute Offers Time to Remember, Time to Celebrate On February 27, 2008, BLSa and the Unviversity of Louisville's Brandeis School of Law presented a Scholarly Tribute honoring Justice William McAnulty, Jr. The event, held at the Louisville Bar Association, provided members of the Louisville legal community with an opportunity to remember and celebrate the work of Justice William E...

UofL Law: Brandeis Law School Recognized for Use of Blogs

Posted on March 07, 2008
Louisville Law Recognized for Use of Blogs (from the University of Louisville Law News) A post by J. Robert Brown on the blog Race to the Bottom offers his support of law school and law faculty blogs by stating: Particularly with the plethora of online journals and periodicals, a blog can lead to media inquiries, increasing the profile of the faculty member and his or her law school...

UofL Law: Law Review Announces Editorial Board for Volume 47

Posted on March 07, 2008
Law Review Announces Editorial Board for Volume 47 The University of Louisville Law Review is pleased to announce the Editorial Board for Volume 47: Editor in Chief: Megan Renwick Senior Articles Editor: Jennifer Weinhold Senior Notes Editor: Steve Mattingly Symposium and Alumni Relations Editor: Christopher McDavid Articles Editors: Julia McGuffey, Mark Melvin, Megan Randolph Notes Editors: Sarah Mikowski, Megan Reese, Andrew Young Managing Editor: Mary Hulefeld Executive Editor: Blake Chambers Associate Editors-Articles: Caroline Pieroni, Jason Schwalm, Heather Stone Associate Editors-Notes: Nicole Comi, Amy Jay, Emily Lamb

CHILD PROTECTION: The title of this article from today?s Herald Leader was a bit too prophetic to be accidental: ?Child protection revisions all but dead?. The impetus for this bill began back with the Office of Inspector General?s report many long months

Posted on March 07, 2008
Improving Child Protection in Kentucky Postscript (or - a moment of silence, please) The title of this article from today?s Herald Leader was a bit too prophetic to be accidental: ?Child protection revisions all but dead?. The impetus for this bill began back with the Office of Inspector General?s report many long months ago...

SCOKY ARGS: Supreme Court of Kentucky will hear oral arguments in Northern Kentucky April 16-17

Posted on March 07, 2008
Supreme Court of Kentucky will hear oral arguments in Northern Kentucky April 16-17 FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Supreme Court of Kentucky today announced that oral arguments will be heard in Northern Kentucky on April 16-17, 2008. The Supreme Court sessions will be held Wednesday, April 16 and 17, in the Courtroom at the Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P...

COAKY ARGS: Kentucky Court of Appeals to hear oral arguments March 13 in Mount Sterling

Posted on March 07, 2008
Kentucky Court of Appeals to hear oral arguments March 13 in Mount Sterling Proceedings are open to the public and will begin at 9:30 a.m. EDT

PENDING: "Bill seeks ban on anonymous Web posts"

Posted on March 06, 2008
Bill seeks ban on anonymous Web posts from Courier Journal An Eastern Kentucky lawmaker wants to ban Kentuckians from anonymously posting information on the Internet.

OP-Ed: "Fiscal woes imperil state's justice system" from Courier Journal

Posted on March 06, 2008
Fiscal woes imperil state's justice system There is an important budgetary crisis brewing in Kentucky's criminal justice system. As wisely pointed out by Courier-Journal editors, additional revenue is desperately needed to fund constitutional and court-ordered legal services, particularly those provided by public defenders.

SENIOR STATUS JUDGES: Commentary by former AOC Director Addresses the need for experience and relooking at retirement benefits

Posted on March 06, 2008
As most of you know, I have raised concerns over the Senior Status Judges Program due to "sunset" at the end of this year. Concerns raised over costs, needs, and controls. So far, the discussion has been on the rush to retirement by experienced judges, the attraction of the increased retirement benefits, and lack of objective standards in the program (from acceptance, evaluation, quaifications, etc)...

PRISONS: Story on releasing Kentucky inmates

Posted on March 06, 2008
You may have already read the stories on the crowding of our prisons (CJ story, Nation of Prisons) and the formation of a commission to study the penal code. Prison crowding is the symptom and the commission is going to study the problem's cause. But, the following story is just about a release of a pressure value which neither solves the problem or cure the ill...

PENDING: Legal Aid in budget bind

Posted on March 05, 2008
From Herald Leader: Legal Aid in budget bind * * * Gov. Steve Beshear's proposed budget includes no money for Kentucky's four Legal Aid programs, which previously received $1.5 million a year Ð about 14 percent of their budget. The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet is diverting funds to prisons and jails, since the state plans to incarcerate about 24,000 people at a cost of nearly half a billion dollars by 2010.

CLE: "Using Technology in Today's Law Practice" March 14 @ Louisville

Posted on March 05, 2008
The Kentucky Justice Association is sponsoring this seminar, and the presenters are first class. The ADOBE presentation should be worth the price of admission alone. I just watched a demonstration of the new Adobe 8 Professional, and it is incredible! Friday, March 14, 2008 Downtown Marriott, Louisville, Ky...

LOUISVILLE: "Botched foreclosure may land woman in jail"

Posted on March 04, 2008
Botched foreclosure may land woman in jail Faced with a mortgage foreclosure in 2002, Emily Trowel moved out of her home thinking it would be the last she would hear about the house she could no longer afford. That is, until a warrant was issued for her arrest.

2008 JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN WEB SITES: Doug Kemper, Candidate for Jefferson Circuit Court, Division 4

Posted on March 04, 2008
Doug Kemper, Candidate for Jefferson Circuit Court, Division 4 Website: www.DougKemper.com

LBA: Shining Like the Sun: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Thomas Merton's Louisville Epiphany on Mar. 18, 2008

Posted on March 03, 2008
Tuesday, March 18th. 4:30 p.m. light refreshments; 5:30 p.m. program, Muhammad Ali Center, Auditorium. Please join LBA and panelists who will be discussing how their personal epiphanies have shaped their individual lives. In addition, guests can also enjoy the opening night exhibition of A Hidden Wholeness: The Zen Photography of Thom as Merton, as well as a tour of the Center's 2 1/2 levels of award-winning exhibitory...

LBA CLE: 17th Annual Domestic Relations Update - Friday, March 14

Posted on March 03, 2008
The Family Law Section is pleased to present its 17th Annual Domestic Relations Update. Decisions handed down by the Kentucky Supreme Court and the Kentucky Court of Appeals during the 2007 calendar year will be reviewed. A panel discussion will follow as time permits...

LBA: Attorneys Bowl Nets $18,000 for local Big Brothers and Big Sisters. Hoorah!

Posted on March 03, 2008
From LBA email: Last week's Attorney Bowl raised over $18,000 for our local Big Brothers Big Sisters. Bowlers and contributors names were put into a drawing for two grand prizes. And the winners are... Joy Stransky, bowler and sponsor, won the Churchill Downs box (donated by Frost Brown Todd); and Duncan Crosby, sponsor, won the Valhalla package (donated by Woodward Hobson & Fulton)...

LOUISVILLE: LBA Conducting 2008 Judicial Candidate Poll

Posted on March 03, 2008
The following announcement addresses the mailing of the 2008 Judicial Candidate Poll by the Louisville Bar Association. Please note that they failed to include a standard white envelope to deposit the ballot in before depositing the ballot in the envelope...

UofL Law: UofL law students win national negotiation competition

Posted on March 03, 2008
UofL law students win national negotiation competition A team of University of Louisville law students recently won the American Bar Association Law Student Division?s Negotiation Competition.

PENDING: Youth advocates concerned bill would shut off juvenile records

Posted on March 03, 2008
From the Herald Leader: Youth advocates concerned bill would shut off juvenile records Critics of a bill pending before the General Assembly say it could cut off access to valuable information about possible cases of abuse in juvenile detention centers in Kentucky.

COURTS: "Man sentenced to 6 months after punching lawyer in court"

Posted on March 03, 2008
Very interesting. Would punching out a judge, a juror, a prosecutor, a witness, the bailiff, a police officer, or a bystander have resulted in nothing more than a contempt charge and 6 months in jail? From the Herald Leader: Man sentenced to 6 months after punching lawyer in court A central Kentucky man who punched his lawyer during a court appearance last month has been sentenced to six months in jail...

LOUISVILLE: "Dog law overturned"

Posted on March 03, 2008
Dog law overturned The judge ruled that council members did not post notice of a caucus meeting and only sent out an e-mail about the location of the meeting three hours in advance to other members of the caucus.

CRIMINAL: "A Nation of Prisions"

Posted on March 03, 2008
This is not good. Not good at all, and the timing of the review of our penal code could not be any better. Nation of prisons The study of America's prison population by the nonpartisan Pew Center on the States should shock citizens and provoke fresh thinking at every level of government.

COURTS: "Trial starting in grisly 2000 murder in Mayfield"

Posted on March 03, 2008
Trial starting in grisly 2000 murder in Mayfield - CJ

PENDING: Bill to allow wine sales in groceries dies

Posted on March 03, 2008
Bill to allow wine sales in groceries dies from Courier Journal A proposed bill to allow wine sales in Kentucky grocery stores appeared to be dead yesterday after a key House lawmaker said she didn't plan to bring the legislation to a vote.

2008 JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN WEB SITES: Harold Fish Dyche, Candidate for District Court Judge

Posted on March 03, 2008
Harold Fish Dyche Candidate for District Court Judge in the 27th Judicial District, Division 2 (Knox and Laurel Counties) Web Site: www.haroldfishdyche.com.

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