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• Kentucky Court of Appeals to hear oral arguments March 24 in Elizabethtown on local Kentucky Utilities cases
  Wednesday, March 17, 2010
  The public is invited to observe as the Court of Appeals hears oral arguments in an appeal from Hardin County. Three landowners are appealing a court ruling that would allow Kentucky Utilities to condemn their properties for electric transmission lines.
• 44 judges participate in orientation program for new Kentucky judges
  Wednesday, March 17, 2010
  Forty-four new circuit and district judges representing 52 counties participated in the 2010 New Judges Orientation from March 7-10 in Lexington. The Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts offered the program for new circuit and district judges.
• Judicial Nominating Commission announces nominees for vacant judgeship that serves Crittenden, Union and Webster counties
  Tuesday, March 16, 2010
  The Judicial Nominating Commission has selected three nominees for the governor to consider appointing to the vacant District Court judgeship that serves Crittenden, Union and Webster counties.
• Judicial Nominating Commission announces nominees for vacant judgeship that serves Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton and Robertson counties
  Monday, March 15, 2010
  The Judicial Nominating Commission has selected three nominees for the governor to consider appointing to the vacant District Court judgeship that serves Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton and Robertson counties.
• Volunteers needed to review files of children in foster care in 19 counties
  Wednesday, March 10, 2010
  Citizen Foster Care Review Boards in 19 Kentucky counties are in great need of volunteers to make a difference in the lives of local children in foster care. Volunteers are needed to review cases of children placed in foster care because of abuse, dependency and neglect to ensure these children are placed in safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible.
• Madison Central High School/Kentucky Tech team is 2010 state mock trial tournament champion
  Monday, March 08, 2010
  After going five rounds with the competition in the case of United States of America v. Cassius M. Clay, Madison Central High School/Kentucky Tech from Richmond earned the championship title Sunday, March 7, in the 2010 Kentucky High School Mock Trial Tournament. The duPont Manual High School Red Team from Louisville was the runner-up in the tournament.
• Owen County to break ground for $11.47 million judicial center March 11
  Friday, March 05, 2010
  State and local officials, public invited to attend groundbreaking ceremony for the planned Owen County Judicial Center.
• Highlands High School is state champ in We the People competition for 6th year in a row
  Thursday, March 04, 2010
  Highlands High School in Fort Thomas prevailed over two other teams to win the We the People … The Citizen and the Constitution state championship and is going on to the national competition.
• 30 high school mock trial teams to argue United States of America v. Cassius M. Clay at state tournament March 5-7 in Louisville
  Tuesday, March 02, 2010
  Thirty teams of high school students from across the commonwealth will converge in Louisville this Friday to argue the Muhammad Ali case at the Kentucky High School Mock Trial Tournament. The top two teams will compete in the championship round at the Muhammad Ali Center.
• State Sen. Robin L. Webb to be guest speaker at Drug Court graduation Feb. 26 for Greenup and Lewis counties
  Friday, February 19, 2010
  Twenty-two Drug Court participants from Greenup and Lewis counties will be recognized for completing the program.
• Justice McAnulty bust to be unveiled Feb. 11 as part of Black History Month
  Monday, February 08, 2010
  A bust of Justice William E. McAnulty Jr. will be unveiled Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, as part of a Black History Month celebration. Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. and Gov. Steve Beshear will speak at the event, which is open to the public and begins at noon in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort.
• State law librarian among Kentuckians selected to attend national conference on public libraries and access to justice
  Wednesday, February 03, 2010
  A three-person Kentucky team recently participated in a national conference about how public libraries can improve online access to legal information at libraries. The team was one of the 15 teams chosen to attend the conference out of the 42 teams that applied from 31 states.
• Judge Willett named chief judge, chief regional judge for Jefferson County Circuit Court
  Monday, January 25, 2010
  Chief judges and chief regional judges supervise the administrative business of the courts in their assigned area.
• AOC announces changes to service providing criminal record reports
  Tuesday, January 05, 2010
  The Administrative Office of the Courts is making changes to its service that provides criminal background reports. A fee increase and a new online service will be effective Jan. 19, 2010.
• Robertson County to dedicate new judicial center Jan. 4
  Wednesday, December 30, 2009
  State and local officials, public invited to attend official opening of the Robertson County Judicial Center.