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Court[edit]

Kentucky Circuit Court 40

Kentucky Circuit Court 40 is one of 57 circuit courts in Kentucky. It serves Monroe, Cumberland, and Clinton counties of Kentucky.^[1]

Judges[edit]

• David Williams (Chief judge)^[1]

Former judges[edit]

• Eddie C. Lovelace

Death of former judge Lovelace[edit]

David Williams was appointed to the court to fill the vacancy created by the death of Judge Eddie C. Lovelace. Lovelace contracted meningitis during the meningitis outbreak in late summer and fall of 2012.^[2][3]

See also[edit]

• Kentucky Circuit Courts
• Courts in Kentucky
• Kentucky counties

External links[edit]

• Kentucky Court of Justice, "Judicial Directories"
• Kentucky Court of Justice, "Circuit Court Overview"
• Kentucky Court of Justice, "Judicial Circuits Map"

Elections[edit]

See also: Kentucky judicial elections

Kentucky is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Kentucky, click here.

• Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2024
• Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2023
• Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2022
• Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2021
• Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2020
• Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2019
• Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2018
• Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2017
• Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2016
• Kentucky judicial elections, 2015
• Kentucky judicial elections, 2014
• Kentucky judicial elections, 2012
• Kentucky judicial elections, 2010

Selection method[edit]

See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

Judges of the Kentucky Circuit Courts are elected to eight-year terms in nonpartisan elections. They must run for re-election if they wish to serve subsequent terms.^[4]

The chief judge is selected by his or her peers and serves a two-year term.^[4]

Qualifications
In order to serve on this court, a judge must be:^[4]

• a U.S. citizen;
• a resident of the represented district for at least two years; and
• licensed to practice law for at least eight years.

Election rules[edit]

Primary election[edit]

All candidates participate in nonpartisan primaries. If more than two candidates compete in a race, the two with the highest number of votes advance to the general election.

Footnotes[edit]