Kentucky Supreme Court

Keller to Be Sworn In As Kentucky Supreme Court Justice

Kenny Colston — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:06:59 +0000

The newest justice on Kentucky's Supreme Court will formally be sworn in this week, giving the court a record three women on the bench at one time.

Justice Michelle Keller will take the oath Tuesday in the Capitol. The swearing in will take place at 11 a.m. and is open to the public.

Keller previously served on the state Court of Appeals, and Beshear appointed her to the 6th Supreme Court District in April.

There are seven justices on the Supreme Court. Never in state history have three of them been women.

Keller to be Formally Sworn In to State Supreme Court

Associated Press — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:25:22 +0000

Supreme Court Justice Michelle M. Keller is scheduled to be formally sworn in at a Capitol ceremony Tuesday morning.

Governor Beshear appointed Keller to the high court in April to fill the unexpired term of Justice Will Schroder who resigned in January due to health issues.

Keller had served as a Kentucky Court of Appeals judge for the past six years. With Keller's appointment, three of Kentucky's seven Supreme Court justices are now women.

Kentucky Supreme Court Rules Students Must be Told Rights Before Questioning

Associated Press — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:01:01 +0000

Students must be informed of their legal rights - including the right to remain silent - before being questioned by school administrators working with police or school resource officers, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday in throwing out an incriminating statement in a drug case.

The ruling, issued by a deeply divided court, sets a bright-line rule for school officials pursuing both disciplinary action and possible criminal charges on school grounds.

The case centers on the arrest of a Nelson County student identified in court records only as N.C., who was charged with a drug offense after sharing prescription hydrocodone with a classmate at school.

Kentucky Supreme Court to Hear Case of Slain Informant

Associated Press — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:14:12 +0000

When LeBron Gaither was last seen alive, he had just gotten into a car in Taylorsville for a drug buy in July 1996, unaware that someone tipped off his dealer, Jason Noel, to his role as a police informant.

Police later found Gaither's body in Casey County. He had been tortured, stabbed, beaten, dragged and killed.

Now, the Kentucky Supreme Court is giving Gaither's mother, Virginia Gaither, a chance to argue why she should be compensated for her son's death. The high court on Thursday agreed to take up the family's case, but did not give a reason why in the single-line order. The case is likely to be heard sometime in 2013. Initial briefs are due from the plaintiffs in 60 days.

Kentucky Supreme Court to Hear Bid-Rigging Appeal

Associated Press — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:30:45 +0000

The Kentucky Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by a highway contractor who wants a bid-rigging statement he made to investigators nearly 30 years ago to remain secret. Earlier this year, the Kentucky Court of Appeals in a 2-1 ruling rejected an argument by contractor Leonard Lawson that his privacy would be invaded if the 1983 statement was released.