Kentucky Court of Appeals race becoming another partisan judicial battleground

Source Scout · Kentucky Public Radio reports: Fifty years ago, a constitutional amendment approved by Kentucky voters was implemented that dramatically reformed the state’s judicial system, including changing all judicial races from partisan to nonpartisan. For the third consecutive election cycle in Kentucky, that principle of a nonpartisan judiciary is being challenged in a high-profile race, with Republican and Democratic officials lining up to support and contribute money to opposing candidates. Court of Appeals Judge Will Moynahan was appointed to his central Kentucky district last year by Democratic Gov.

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