FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 7, 2022 – The Kentucky Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Wednesday, Feb. 9, and Thursday, Feb. 17, in Elizabethtown. Proceedings are open to the public and will take place at the Hardin County Justice Center at 120 E. Dixie Ave.
Court of Appeals Judges Sara Walter Combs, Donna L. Dixon and Irv Maze will hear appeals Wednesday, with Judge Maze presiding. Court of Appeals Judges Glenn E. Acree, Allison Jones and Kelly Thompson will hear appeals Feb. 17, with Judge Thompson presiding.
Nearly all cases heard by the Kentucky Court of Appeals come to it on appeal from a lower court. If a case is tried in Circuit Court or District Court and the losing parties involved are not satisfied with the outcome, they may ask for a higher court to review the correctness of the trial court’s decision. Some cases, such as criminal case acquittals and divorces, may not be appealed. In a divorce case, however, child custody and property rights decisions may be appealed. Cases are not retried in the Court of Appeals. Only the record of the original court trial is reviewed, with attorneys presenting the legal issues to the court for a decision.
Fourteen judges, two elected from seven appellate court districts, serve on the Court of Appeals. The judges are divided into panels of three to review and decide cases, with the majority determining the decision. The panels do not sit permanently in one location but travel throughout the state to hear cases.
Oral Arguments Calendar
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9
1 PM ET
BRANDIS BRADLEY, INDIVIDUALLY ET. AL. V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, EX REL, DANIEL CAMERON, ATTORNEY GENERAL
2021-CA-0280
Presiding Judge: HON. IRV MAZE
Associate Judges: HON. SARA W. COMBS and HON. DONNA L. DIXON
FRANKLIN County, HON. THOMAS D. WINGATE
Attorneys for Appellants: Janet Lynn Stumbo, Ned Barry Pillersdorf and Ryan Douglas Mosley
Attorneys for Appellees: Aaron John Silletto, Brett Robert Nolan, Carmine Gennaro Iaccarino, Courtney Elizabeth Albini, Heather Lynn Becker, Jennifer Schwartz Scutchfield and Michael Rollin Wilson
2 PM ET
KEVIN RAY BURDINE VS COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
2019-CA-1740
Presiding Judge: HON. IRV MAZE
Associate Judges: HON. SARA W. COMBS and HON. DONNA L. DIXON
FAYETTE County, HON. JOHN E. REYNOLDS
Attorneys for Appellant: Jerry Lee Wright and Noel Embry Caldwell
Attorneys for Appellee: Courtney J Hightower, LOU ANNA REDCORN and DANIEL J. CAMERO
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022
1 PM ET
FLORENCE BAKER, ET AL. V. RACHEL KUFFNER, ET AL.
2020-CA-1247
Presiding Judge: HON. KELLY THOMPSON
Associate Judges: HON. GLENN E. ACREE and HON. ALLISON E. JONES
JEFFERSON County, HON. ANGELA JOHNSON
Attorney for Appellants: Katie Marie Brophy and Nolia Gaye Batey
Attorney for Appellees: Sandra Barr Hammond
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