Kentucky

State Senate President David Wiliams reported to be eyeing Bunning Senate Seat

Posted on February 23, 2009
State Senate President David Williams, R-Burkesville, met with officials at the National Republican Senatorial Committee on Friday to talk about a potential run for U.S. Senate in 2010, according to The Hill, a Washington-based political newspaper.  The Hill cited anonymous ?sources in Washington and Kentucky? in its report, but did not speak with Williams directly...

Supreme Ct. Topics for February

Posted on February 22, 2009
Read the topics discussed by the Ky. Supreme Court.  Subscribers can access the full keywords, synopsis and access the full text of all 37 decisions issued on Feb. 19th. LawReader subscribers can read the synopsis and full text of each case by going to:  KY...

Ct. of Appeals topics for Feb. 20th.

Posted on February 22, 2009
Read the topics discussed by the Ky. Court of Appeals.  Subscribers can access the full keywords, synopsis and access the full text of all 39 decisions issued on Feb. 20th. LawReader subscribers can read the synopsis and full text of each case by going to:  COURT OF APPEALS DECISIONS FOR FEB...

Lexington attorney John Meyers named interim head of kba

Posted on February 20, 2009
FRANKFORT ? Lexington attorney John D. Meyers has been named interim executive director for the Kentucky Bar Association by its governing board.  Meyers, who has been the association?s continuing legal education program director since October 2005, replaces Jim Deckard, who recently announced he will step down to pursue private practice...

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Chief Justice John Minton Jr. proposes to fill judicial vacancies with Senior Status Judges to save Judicial Budget up to $6,000,000 during 2009 and 2010.

Posted on February 14, 2009
Section 118 of the Ky. Constitution allows the Chief Justice to serve as Chairman of all Judicial Nominating Commissions. That role impliedly allows him to call a meeting of the Judicial Nominating Commission for a judicial district in which a judicial vacancy has occurred...

Topics discussed by Ct. of Appeals for Feb. 13, 2009

Posted on February 13, 2009
LawReader subscribers can read the keywords, synopsis and full text of each decision released this week by going to: COURT OF APPEALS DECISIONS FOR FEB. 13, 2009       Non-members may sign up to LawReader by going to:  SIGN UP - PRICING TOPICS DISCUSSED THIS WEEK BY KY...

Northern Ky. Bar Association Press Release re: meetings and seminars

Posted on February 13, 2009
  The NAACP Lawyers Luncheon has been scheduled for Wednesday, February 25th.  We are sorry the date has changed from February 24th.  Please see the attached invitation and RSVP request form.   The Bankruptcy Section will meet on February 24th at 12:00 noon at Brio on the Levee...

House Bill 367 seeks to amend KRS 13B.010 to permit non-lawyers to represent Parties hearings before Administrative Law Judges.

Posted on February 12, 2009
HB 367,  as we read it, opens the door to the practice of law by non-lawyers in behalf of parties appearing before hearings conducted by Administrative Law Judges in appeal of state agency decisions and rulings.  The amendment to Section (3)(a) expands the definition of a ?party? as a person whose rights are being adjudicated, [...

Ky. Appellate Courts hear a case within about a year. In India the High Court hears cases is less than 5 minutes but still have a back log of 466 years.

Posted on February 12, 2009
NEW DELHI  - The High Court in New Delhi is so behind in its work that it could take up to 466 years to clear the enormous backlog, the court’s chief justice said in a damning report that illustrates the decrepitude of India’s judicial system...

Bully Prosecutor who ignored court orders, withheld exculpatory evidence and violated ethic rules disbarred for four years

Posted on February 12, 2009
  ?His overzealousness ?obstructed his understanding of a prosecutor’s special duty to promote justice and seek truth'’   Mercury News.com ? Silicon Valley California-  Feb. 11, 2009 Suggesting the harshest disciplinary punishment in recent history for a California prosecutor, a state bar judge Wednesday called for Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Ben Field to be stripped of his [...

House Bill 367 seeks to amend KRS 13B.010 to permit non-lawyers to practice before administrative hearings

Posted on February 12, 2009
House Bill 367 seeks to amend KRS 13B.010 to permit non-lawyers to represent Parties hearings before Administrative Law Judges.   HB 367, as we read it, opens the door to the practice of law by non-lawyers in behalf of parties appearing before hearings conducted by Administrative Law Judges in appeal of state agency decisions and rulings...

House Bill 367 seeks to amend KRS 13B.010 to permit non-lawyers to practice in administrative hearings

Posted on February 12, 2009
House Bill 367 seeks to amend KRS 13B.010 to permit non-lawyers to represent Parties hearings before Administrative Law Judges.   HB 367, as we read it, opens the door to the practice of law by non-lawyers in behalf of parties appearing before hearings conducted by Administrative Law Judges in appeal of state agency decisions and rulings...

Former Owen Circuit Clerk Carolyn Keith named Co. Judge

Posted on February 11, 2009
FRANKFORT, Ky. ?Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed Carolyn H. Keith to the office of County Judge/Executive of Owen County to serve until the next general election on Nov. 2, 2010.  Keith, of Owenton, is a retired circuit court clerk. She received her Master?s and Bachelor of Arts Degrees from Georgetown College...

New Makeup of the Kentucky State Senate

Posted on February 11, 2009
  After the election of  a Democrat from Bowling Green in Tuesdays special election, the Kentucky Senate is now made up of 21 Republicans and 1 independent who caucuses with the Republicans, and 16 Democrats.   That effectively gives the Republicans a 22 to 16 majority...

Law professors, former judges, attorneys urge major changes for U.S. Supreme Court structure and procedure

Posted on February 11, 2009
   In an article posted Feb. 10, 2009  by Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal 33 law professors, former state supreme court justices and lawyers are calling for a change in U.S. Supreme Court procedures and structure. WASHINGTON ? A group of 33 law professors, former state supreme court justices and practitioners are urging the attorney [...

Dave Kramer authors new pocket part updates for Thomson/West publishing

Posted on February 11, 2009
Northern Kentucky attorney David Kramer is an author of the new pocket parts for Thomson/ West Publishing Co.   Dave is a highly respected attorney, and is the author of numerous articles on a number of legal topics. He has been kind enough to provide us a copy of one of his updates for American?s largest legal [...

Nominations Sought for William Cooper Award for Community and Faith in Action Award to honor individual for outstanding service to Kentuckians

Posted on February 11, 2009
FRANKFORT, Ky. ? Governor Steve Beshear announced today that nominations are now being accepted for the William Cooper Award for Community and Faith in Action.  ?We must recognize individuals who give back to their community through leadership and service to others,? said Gov...

Are you a ?mouse tracker? or ?elephant hunter? 1952 Court of Appeals Court decision gives some guidance.

Posted on February 11, 2009
Are you a ?mouse tracker? or ?elephant hunter?  1952 Court of Appeals Court decision gives some quidance.   Eastern Kentucky Production Credit Ass’n v. Scott, 247 S.W.2d 983 (Ky.App. 03/14/1952)  Appellant insists that under KRS 382.270 the holder of an unrecorded deed takes subject to the attachment lien of a creditor without notice; that as it was a [...

Ky. Supreme Court issues order on court records retention

Posted on February 10, 2009
    Order addresses files in small claims cases, District Court civil cases, other records    FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 9, 2009 ? The Supreme Court of Kentucky has issued an order for certain court records to be destroyed after a set time, including some records in small claims and District Court civil cases, financial records after audits are [...

LawReader President Mike McMain remembers his former law partner Martin ?Marty? Horwitz.

Posted on February 10, 2009
LawReader President Mike McMain remembers his former law partner Marin Horwitz.   It was shocking this past Saturday when I received a phone call from my partner Burr Travis to let me know my ex-partner and friend, Marty Horwitz passed away. He was only 57 years young when his life ended...

How a Judge should not act when arrested for DUI

Posted on February 10, 2009
Judge suspended in DUI case outburst  Tuesday, February 10, 2009  By Mary E. O?Leary, Register Topics ? New Haven,. Conn.  HARTFORD ? The state Judicial Review Council Monday suspended Superior Court Judge E. Curtissa R. Cofield from the bench for eight months for the racial epithets, threats and demeaning language she directed at police after her drunken driving [...

Senate Bill 5- ?Zero-Tolerance Bill Makes Zero Sense?

Posted on February 10, 2009
  By Nathan Miller   Once again, a bill that seeks to punish prior use of a controlled substance with an automatic DUI conviction is making its way through the Kentucky Legislature.   Like its predecessors, SB 5 cleverly attempts to bootstrap an ill-advised rule regarding all drugs onto a rule created for the purpose of measuring alcohol impairment...

230 people exonerated by DNA evidence

Posted on February 09, 2009
Two decades later, DNA evidence has been used to exonerate more than 230 people wrongfully convicted nationwide, including 24 in New York State. The resulting stories of innocent men being freed after decades in prison have captured the public?s imagination and provided fodder for a number of Hollywood dramas...

KBA sets schedule for regional CLE updates this year

Posted on February 09, 2009
KBA Sets Schedule for Law Update CLE meetings this year September 2-3  (Wednesday/Thursday)CovingtonNorthern Kentucky Convention Center September 10-11  (Thursday/Friday)LexingtonLexington Convention Center September 22-23  (Tuesday/Wednesday)LondonLondon Community Center October 1-2  (Thursday/Friday)OwensboroRiverPark Center October 6-7  (Tuesday/Wednesday)AshlandAshland Plaza Hotel October 20-21  (Tuesday/Wednesday)PrestonsburgJenny Wiley State Resort Park October 29-30  (Thursday/Friday)Paducah (Gilbertsville)Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park November 5-6  (Thursday/Friday)Bowling GreenHoliday Inn & Sloan Convention Center December 3-4  (Thursday/Friday)LouisvilleKY International [...

Kenton Attorney Martin ?Martin? Horwitz dies Feb. 7th. - funerial details

Posted on February 09, 2009
Kenton Attorney Martin ?Martin? Horwitz dies Feb. 7th. February 7, 2009-  Martin J. ?Marty? HORWITZ HORWITZ, Martin Jack, age 57, passed away Feb. 7, 2009, beloved husband of Anna Marie ?Ree? Horwitz & the late Vicky Horwitz, devoted father of Allie Horwitz & Zach Pille, dear brother of Jerry & Joanie Horwitz & Lawrence Horwitz, also survived [...

Legislative leaders amend 2009 session calendar

Posted on February 08, 2009
    Kentucky Senate and House leaders today approved changes to the calendar for the General Assembly?s 2009 legislative session. The session is now scheduled to conclude on March 27, three days later than previously planned.     In addition to observing the Feb...

Benchmark Litigation ranks lawyers

Posted on February 07, 2009
    See Rankings for : Kentucky     View other listings at: http://www.benchmarklitigation.com/   The second annual edition of Benchmark Litigation, has been released.  This publication bills itself as  the definitive guide to America’s leading business litigation firms and attorneys...

READ THIS WEEK?S KENTUCKY APPELLATE DECISIONS

Posted on February 07, 2009
The Kentucky Court of Appeals issued 46 cases on Feb. 5th.  The following topics were discussed.  By reading the LawReader weekly synopsis of all Ky. Appellate decisions you can stay current in the law.  This one feature by itself if worth the monthly LawReader subscription fee of only $34...

Silly DUI bill once again raises its head?Senate Bill 5 would create exemption for drugged drivers

Posted on February 06, 2009
Once again an attempt is being made to adopt the following bill.  This year it is called Senate Bill 5 (see full text below).  This bill originally was requested by a victim?s family who felt that a person who was driving while intoxicated by a drug could not be prosecuted...

KBA Executive Director Jim Deckard leaves for position with Hurt, Crosbie & May

Posted on February 06, 2009
Running the 15,000-member state bar was “a great experience,” Deckard said, but he thought it was time to get back into private practice. He worked for a Nashville firm before former Chief Justice Joseph Lambert hired him. Deckard said he is joining the law firm of  Hurt Crosbie & May...

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