LBA V TER’S GUIDE
Jefferson County Judicial Election Candidates
JEFFERSON
District Court
Div. 16
Katie KING
JUDGE
Div. 17
Dana Michelle COHEN
Court
of
Appeals
JUDGE
Dist. 4
Denise Guess CLAYTON
Years in Practice: 9 (6 on the bench)
Years in Practice: 11
Years in Practice: 38 (18 on the bench)
Current Employer: Jefferson District Court, Div. 16
Current Employer: Jefferson County Attorney’s Office
Current Employer:
Kentucky Court of Appeals, Dist. 4
Education:
University of Louisville School of Law
Louisville, Kentucky
J.D. (2005)
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
B.S. (2001)
Education:
University of Louisville School of Law
Louisville, Kentucky
J.D. (2003)
Bellarmine University
Louisville, Kentucky
B.A. (1997)
Civic Involvement:
Kentucky Bar Association; Louisville Bar Association; Women Lawyers Association; Greater Louisville Outstanding Women; Metropolitan Louisville
Women’s Political Caucus; Center for Women and Families; Habitat for
Humanity; Assumption High School; L-Club (University of Louisville)
Contact Information:
e-mail: [email protected]
website: judgekatieking.com
phone: (502) 694-2824
Claudia Ann SMITH
Civic Involvement:
Turn it Around Program; New Beginnings; The dePaul School; Highland
Presbyterian Children’s Committee; Walden Theatre
Contact Information:
website: votecohenforjudge.us
Education:
University of Louisville School of Law
Louisville, Kentucky
J.D.
Defiance College
Defiance, Ohio
B.A.
Civic Involvement:
Chief Judge Jeff Circuit Court; Chief Metro Region Judge Jefferson Circuit
Court; Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; Louisville Black
Lawyers Association;Women Lawyers Association of Jefferson County; Summerbridge of Louisville; Norton Healthcare Foundation; Racial fairness Commission for Jefferson County Courts; Coalition for the Homeless; Plymouth
Community Renewal Center; The Housing Partnership, Inc.
Contact Information:
website: re-electjudgedenisegclayton.com
Erica Lee WILLIAMS
Stan Whetzel
Years in Practice: 18
Years in Practice: 13 (5 on the bench)
Years in Practice: 33
Current Employer: Jefferson County Attorney’s Office
Current Employer: Jefferson District Court, Div. 17
Current Employer: Pence & Ogburn, PLLC
Education:
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
J.D. (1995)
Berea College
Berea, Kentucky
B.A. (1988)
Education:
University of Kentucky College of Law
Lexington, Kentucky
J.D.
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
B.A.
Education:
University of Louisville School of Law
Louisville, Kentucky
J.D.
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
A.B.
Civic Involvement:
Kentucky Bar Association; Louisville Bar Association; Louisville Black
Lawyers Association; County Attorney’s Association; Louisville Elder
Abuse Services Coordinating Committee; Jefferson County 4-H Advisory
Council; Kentucky 4-H Master Clothing Volunteer Program
Contact Information:
e-mail: [email protected]
website: facebook.com/claudiaforjudge
phone: (502) 488-0121
Civic Involvement:
Family & Children’s Place; Governor’s Scholar Program; University of Kentucky College of Law Alumni Association; Canaan Christian Church; Metro
Louisville Women’s Political Caucus; Norton Hospital Patient & Family
Advisory Council; Kentucky Center for School Board Safety; Louisville Bar
Association; LBA Young Lawyers Section; LBA Diversity Taskforce; Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority
Civic Involvement:
Rotary Club of Louisville; Church of the Advent; Louisville Bar Association;
LBA Appellate Practice Section; The de Paul School; LBA Member Services
Committee; AIDS Task Force of the Kentucky Civil Liberties Union; St. Jude
Guild, Inc.; Bonnycastle Homestead Association; Duke University Alumni
Advisory Admissions Committee for Louisville and Southern Indiana
Contact Information:
e-mail: [email protected]
website: reelectjudgewilliams.com
phone: (502) 595-4162
Contact Information:
e-mail: [email protected]
website: votestanforjudge.com
phone: (502) 741-8098
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