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A Kentucky sheriff pleaded guilty this week to two charges of official misconduct and two counts of menacing. The plea by Trigg County Sheriff Aaron Acree included a sentence of one year in jail ...
In 2019, the Kentucky Supreme Court created a Business Court Docket Pilot project in the Jefferson County Circuit Court, effective January 1, 2020. [1] Circuit judges serve in eight-year terms. There are 57 circuits, which may have one or more judges, depending on the population and docket size.
In December 2020, the Law Commission issued a report recommending the common law offence of misconduct in public office be abolished, and replaced with two new statutory offences; one of 'corruption in public office' and another of 'breach of duty in public office'. [13] As of 2024, the government has not issued a response to the report. [14]
A Gibson County judge currently acting as special judge for a high profile case in Vanderburgh County has had disciplinary charges filed against him. Evansville area judge charged with misconduct ...
Attorney misconduct is unethical or illegal conduct by an attorney. Attorney misconduct may include: conflict of interest, overbilling, false or misleading statements, knowingly pursuing frivolous and meritless lawsuits, concealing evidence, abandoning a client, failing to disclose all relevant facts, arguing a position while neglecting to disclose prior law which might counter the argument ...
Misconduct charge in case involving fight, gunfire death ... The group asked the state attorney to create a new unit that would be run by an outsider who has never worked in the office, which ...
The charge of high crimes and misdemeanors covers allegations of misconduct by officials. Offenses by officials also include ordinary crimes, but perhaps with different standards of proof and punishment than for non-officials, on the grounds that more is expected of officials by their oaths of office.
High court says Senate Bill 126 interfered with the judicial branch’s authority to handle its own case assignments.