Kentucky, Goodwine and Supreme Court

Democrats Flip Kentucky Supreme Court Seat
Kentucky Judge Pamela Goodwine secured a historic victory on Tuesday, winning a seat on the state Supreme Court in a race that marks a milestone for representation in Kentucky.Goodwine, a Court of Appeals judge with 25 years of experience,
Pamela Goodwine, longtime judge endorsed by Beshear, wins seat on Kentucky Supreme Court
The 5th Supreme Court District's seat opened up after Chief Justice Laurance VanMeter announced in 2023 he would not seek reelection.
Kentucky elects Pamela Goodwine as state’s first Black female Supreme Court justice
Court of Appeals Judge Pamela Goodwine has won a seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court where she will become the first Black female justice in the state’s history.
Judge Goodwine wins KY Supreme Court race, becomes first Black woman elected to high court
Court of Appeals Judge Pamela Goodwine is projected to win a seat onto the seven-member Kentucky Supreme Court, making history as the first Black woman elected to the state’s high court.
Pamela Goodwine makes history as first Black woman elected to Kentucky Supreme Court
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Judge Pamela Goodwine is no stranger to firsts — she was the first Black woman in Lexington to be district judge and, later, the first to be circuit judge. She became the first Black woman to serve on the Kentucky Court of Appeals after being elected in 2018.
Kentucky Supreme Court rules against allowing executions to resume — for now
No one has been executed in Kentucky since 2008 when Marco Allen Chapman was given a lethal injection for killing two Gallatin County children and injuring their mother and sister.
Goodwine, Izzo face off for open Kentucky Supreme Court seat
One seat on Kentucky's Supreme Court was on the ballot this year ... a nonprofit watchdog organization that said promoting the endorsement would violate the state's standards on nonpartisan judicial elections. Goodwine is a registered Independent, she ...
Partisanship taints Kentucky Supreme Court race
An independent judicial watchdog group has criticized both Pamela Goodwine and Erin Izzo in the Kentucky Supreme Court race for either accepting or touting partisan endorsements.
Judge Pamela Goodwine wins Kentucky Supreme Court seat
LEX 18 has been following the race, and now the results are in. Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Pamela Goodwine is heading to Frankfort to claim a seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court.
Abortion-Focused US State Supreme Court Races Draw Mixed Results
The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 reversal of its 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which had established a ...
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AG Coleman tells state Supreme Court church has right to build religious shrine on its property
Attorney General Russell Coleman announced on Friday today that the Attorney General’s Office is defending the right of a ...
Republican candidates win statewide races for Ohio Supreme Court, now hold 6-1 majority
There's been a major shift of power on Ohio's Supreme Court, after Republicans took all three seats that were on the ballot.