Beshear notes diversity in appointment of 3 judges in Jefferson County
Gov. Steve Beshear
All three appointees are African-Americans. Reynolds is inspector general for the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
Beshear called the appointments “record-breaking” and said they mark “the greatest judicial diversity in Jefferson County history, as well as the greatest diversity ever seen by any Kentucky county.”
Before the appointments and since the inception of the unified court system in Kentucky in 1975, only eight African-Americans in the state have been elected circuit or district court judge.
Stevens has been appointed circuit judge of the 30th Judicial Circuit, Division 6. He is the immediate past president of the Louisville Bar Association.
His appointment replaces Martin F. McDonald, who resigned. A selection committee trying to fill the vacancy also nominated Angela McCormick Bisig and Robert S. Silverthorn Jr.
Reynolds has been appointed district judge for the 30th Judicial District, Division 11. She currently is inspector general in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
Her appointment replaces Matthew K. Eckert, who resigned. Wanda Mitchell Baker and Jennifer Bryant Wilcox were also nominated by the selection committee.
Williams has been appointed district judge for the 30th Judicial District, Division 17.
She replaces Judith K. Bartholomew, who resigned. Sheila Berman and William H. Mooney were also nominated by the selection committee.
–Jack Brammer
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KYJurisDoctor | Jul 2, 2009 | Reply
Thanks Governor. You deserve a mountain of praise for your unbridled humanity.
bubbleup | Jul 3, 2009 | Reply
Diversity-1 : the condition of being diverse : variety; especially : the inclusion of diverse people (as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization.
So if they are all African-American does that still qualify as diversity?
MissTiffany | Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
bubbleup-if the previous judges were predominantly white, then appoimting AA’s would definitely make it more diverse-sheesh…
Colorful | Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
3 out of 3 African Americans is not a very diverse group.