Welcome to the Bench 2023

Congratulations to the following 1 judges who are either new to the bench or have recently been elected, appointed or hired for a new position.

Audrey Greene, San Carlos Tribal Court, Maricopa County, Arizona

Sherrie Harris, San Carlos Children’s Court, Gila County, Arizona

Meegan A. Miloud, District Court Magistrate, First Judicial District Court, Colorado

John G. Scott, Lake County Court, 5th Judicial District, Colorado

Reid R. Stewart, 6th Judicial District, La Plata County, Colorado

Errol Arthur, Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Kendra Davis Briggs, Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Laura E. Crane, Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Leslie A. Meek, Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Carl E. Ross, Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Veronica M. Sanchez, Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Larry D. Ashlock, Circuit 9, Hardin County, Kentucky

Patrick F. Barsotti, District 50, Mercer & Boyle counties, Kentucky

Melissa Logan Bellows, Circuit 30, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Bolton Bevins, District 14, Woodford, Scott & Bourbon counties, Kentucky

Angela McCormick Bisig, Supreme Court, District 4, Kentucky

Dawn Lonneman Blair, Circuit Court, Circuit 9, Division 1, Kentucky

Daniel Boling, District 38, Ohio, Butler, Edmonson & Hancock counties, Kentucky

Melanie H. Brummer, Circuit 53, Shelby, Anderson, Spencer counties, Kentucky

Josephine Layne Buckner, District Court, District 30, Division 12, Kentucky

Susanne Mowery Cetrulo, Court of Appeals, 6th Appellate District, Division 2, Kentucky

Casey Cheesman, Circuit 15, Carroll, Grant & Owen counties, Kentucky

Sarah Clay, Circuit 30, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Kristin Jane Clouse, Circuit 25, Madison Clark County, Kentucky

Christopher Travis Cohron, Circuit 8, Warren County, Kentucky

David Curlin, Circuit 51, Henderson County, Kentucky

Tracy Evette Davis, Circuit 30, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Yvette De La Guardia, District 30, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Katherine Hicks Demps, Circuit 3, Christian County, Kentucky

Jeff L. Dotson, Circuit Court, Circuit 50, Division 1, Kentucky

Ashley Douglas, Circuit 49, Simpson County, Kentucky

Kelly Mark Easton, Court of Appeals, District 2, Division 2, Kentucky

Audra Eckerle, Court of Appeals, District 4, Division 1, Kentucky

Ross Ewing, Circuit 22, Fayette County, Kentucky

Karen Faulkner, District 30, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Daniel Fendley, District 12, Oldham, Henry & Trimble counties, Kentucky

William “Joe” Fooks, Circuit 14, Bourbon, Scott & Woodford counties, Kentucky

Kathryn Holland Gabhart, Circuit Court, Circuit 14, Division 2, Kentucky

Kimberly Geoghegan, District Court, District 8, Division 1, Kentucky

Kim Poe Gilliam, District 4, Hopkins County, Kentucky

Tyler Green, District 31, Floyd County, Kentucky

Sara Beth Gregory, Circuit 57, Wayne & Russell counties, Kentucky

Benjamin “B.J.” Hardy, District 28, Pulaski & Rockcastle counties, Kentucky

Daniel M. Heady, Circuit 5, Webster, Crittenden & Union counties, Kentucky

Jennifer L. Hendricks, Circuit 6, Daviess County, Kentucky

J.B. Hines, Circuit 8, Warren County, Kentucky

John Kevin Holbrook, Circuit 24, Johnson, Martin & Lawrence counties, Kentucky

Devon Reams Hunter, District 32, Boyd County, Kentucky

Robert Vincent Jennings, District Court, District 25, Division 1, Kentucky

Anthony Jones, District 30, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Lucas Joyner, Circuit 27, Laurel & Knox counties, Kentucky

Julie Kaelin, Circuit 30, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Annette Karem, Court of Appeals, District 4, Division 2, Kentucky

Roger Brandon Knoth, District Court, District 56, Division 1, Kentucky

Monica S. Lacy, Circuit 39, Breathitt, Powell & Wolfe counties, Kentucky

Ben Leonard, District 5, Webster, Crittenden & Union counties, Kentucky

Kendra L. McCardle, Circuit 54, Boone County, Kentucky

Megan McDonald, District 30, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Benjamin D. McKown, Circuit 38, Ohio, Butler, Edmonson & Hancock counties, Kentucky

Teresa Renee McMahan, District 10, Larue & Hart counties, Kentucky

Shannon LeMaster Meyer, District Court, District 6, Division 3, Kentucky

Diane Minnifield, Circuit 22, Fayette County, Kentucky

Mary Kathleen Molloy, Circuit Court, Circuit 16, Division 3, Kentucky

Eddy F. Montgomery, Circuit 28, Pulaski, Lincoln & Rockcastle counties, Kentucky

Andrea Lee Moore, Circuit 42, Marshall & Calloway counties, Kentucky

Patricia “Trish” Morris, Circuit 30, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Adam Scott O’Bryan, Circuit 24, Johnson, Martin & Lawrence counties, Kentucky

James “Jamus” Redd, Circuit Court, Circuit 56, Kentucky

Joseph “Joe” Roark, Circuit 2, McCracken County, Kentucky

Scott R. Robbins, District 52, Graves County, Kentucky

Matt Schalk, District 56, Caldwell, Trigg, Lyon & Livingston counties, Kentucky

Terri King Schoborg, Circuit 16, Kenton County, Kentucky

Jeffrey Schumacher, Circuit 19, Mason, Bracken & Fleming counties, Kentucky

Erin Sizemore, District 17, Campbell County, Kentucky

Eric S. Stovall, District 45, Muhlenberg & McLean counties, Kentucky

Angela Lynn Thompson, Circuit 6, Daviess County, Kentucky

Kelly Thompson, Supreme Court Justice, District 2, Kentucky

Gregory R. Vincent, District 38, Ohio, Butler, Edmonson & Hancock counties, Kentucky

Abigail Voelker, Circuit 17, Campbell County, Kentucky

David M. Ward, Circuit 25, Madison & Clark counties, Kentucky

Jay A. Wethington, Circuit 6, Daviess County, Kentucky

Natalie White, Circuit 56, Caldwell, Trigg, Lyon & Livingston counties, Kentucky

Jennifer Bryant Wilcox, Circuit 30, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Laura Witt, District 53, Shelby, Anderson & Spencer counties, Kentucky

Mary Jude Wolford, District 30, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Tiffany Yahr, Circuit 22, Fayette County, Kentucky

Debra Groehler, District Court, 3rd Judicial District, Minnesota

Sydnee N. Woods, Fourth Judicial District Judge, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Carmen Brooks Drake, 6th Circuit Court, Adams County, Mississippi

Scott Arnette, Superior Court, Monmouth County, New Jersey

Christie Bevacqua, Superior Court, Monmouth County, New Jersey

Jeffrey Brown, Superior Court, Middlesex County, New Jersey

John G. Ducey, Superior Court, Ocean County, New Jersey

Michael Duffy, Tax Court, Newark County, New Jersey

Gavin Handwerker, Superior Court, Union County, New Jersey

Chanel J. Hudson, Superior Court, Union County, New Jersey

Nadia Kahf, Superior Court, Passaic County, New Jersey

Susanne Lavelle, Superior Court, Hudson County, New Jersey

Amy Lefkowitz, Superior Court, Bergen County, New Jersey

David A. Nitti, Superior Court, Monmouth County, New Jersey

Nicholas Ostuni, Superior Court, Bergen County, New Jersey

Marc Ramundo, Superior Court, Bergen County, New Jersey

Anthony Suarez, Superior Court, Bergen County, New Jersey

Demetrica Todd, Superior Court, Monmouth County, New Jersey

Dalya Youssef, Superior Court, Somerset County, New Jersey

Julee Flood, North Carolina Court of Appeals, North Carolina

Allison Riggs, North Carolina Court of Appeals, North Carolina

Michael Stading, North Carolina Court of Appeals, North Carolina

Thanh Tran, Circuit Court, Clackamas County, OR

Diana Hagen, Supreme Court, Utah

John D. Luthy, Court of Appeals, Utah

Jill Pohlman, Supreme Court, Utah

Joseph Campagna, Superior Court Judge, King County, Washington

Meng Li Che, Washington Court of Appeals, Division II, Washington

David Estudillo, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

Patrick Moriarty, Superior Court, Snohomish County, Washington

Jonathan Rands, District Court, Whatcom County, Washington

Jon Scott, Superior Court Judge, Snohomish County, Washington

Sonia Rodriguez True, Superior Court Commissioner, Yakima County, Washington

Coreen Wilson, Superior Court, King County, Washington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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