Kentucky Supreme Court Justices

He won 40 of vote while harris narrowly edged out supreme court justice sam wright 30 2 to 29 8.

Kentucky supreme court justices - Thomas alito blast supreme court decision on same sex marriage rights the two justices said the court s 2015 decision obergefell v hodges hurt religious liberty and created a problem that only. A seat on the kentucky supreme court unexpectedly became open following last month s officially nonpartisan primary when incumbent justice sam wright narrowly failed to earn one of the top two spo. Photo by tom latek kentucky today in 2014 the high court ruled that. The chief justice of the commonwealth is chosen by his or her colleagues and serves a term of four years.

Thomas todd 1801 1807 chief justice 1806 1807. Washington ap supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg a diminutive yet towering women s rights champion who became the court s second female justice died friday at her home in washington. Kentucky s supreme court justices unanimously said in an opinion that historical horse racing is not pari mutuel wagering. Article ii section 2 clause 2 of the constitution grants plenary power to the president of the united states to nominate and.

Its membership as set by the judiciary act of 1869 consists of the chief justice of the united states and eight associate justices any six of whom constitute a quorum. The kentucky supreme court was created by a 1975 constitutional amendment and is the state supreme court of the u s. Criminal appeals involving a sentence of death life imprisonment or imprisonment of twenty years. Ninian edwards 1806 1809 chief justice 1808.

Felix grundy 1805 1807 chief justice in 1807. Prior to the formation of the current kentucky supreme court the highest court in the state was the kentucky court of errors and appeals justices of this court include. The supreme court of the united states is the highest ranking judicial body in the united states. State of kentucky prior to that the kentucky court of appeals was the only appellate court in kentucky the kentucky court of appeals is now kentucky s intermediate appellate court.

Bibb chief justice in 1808 and again 1827 1828. Although supreme court justices clarence thomas and samuel alito said they agreed with the decision not to hear the case they said it was a stark reminder of the consequences of the court.