Education:
J.D., University of Kentucky, 1981, Book Award, Commercial Law I; Oral Argument Award, Brandeis Club.
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1978, magna cum laude in Political Science and Sociology. Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Professional Career:
March, 1995, to date: Clerk of Supreme Court of Kentucky
October, 1983, to date: General Counsel, Supreme Court of Kentucky.
November, 1988, to date: Court Administrator, Supreme Court of Kentucky.
July, 1986, to October, 1988: General Manager, Juvenile Services, Administrative Office of the Courts. Developed and implemented statewide program of Court Designated Worker, in compliance with Kentucky's Unified Juvenile Code.
October, 1982, to September, 1983: Administrative Assistant to Chief Justice Robert F. Stephens, Supreme Court of Kentucky.
August, 1981, to September, 1982: Law Clerk for Justice James B. Stephenson, 7th Supreme Court District, Supreme Court of Kentucky.
January, 1981, to May, 1981: Legal Intern for U. S. Magistrate James F. Cook, E. D. Ky.
December, 1978, to June, 1981: Law Clerk, Trimble, Stapleton, Reaves and Slone.
Publications:
Co-Author, Stokley-Clary and Isaacs, Kentucky Juvenile Law, 1991.
Kentucky Bench and Bar magazine, "Recent Significant Opinions of the Supreme Court," 1985; Kentucky Bar Association District Bar Meetings, "Annual Review of the Opinions of the Kentucky Supreme Court," 1982, to date.
Court Designated Worker Manual, Administrative office of the Courts, Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Organizations & Activities:
Member, Kentucky Bar Association, Fayette County Bar Association and State Government Bar Association.
Admitted to practice, United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit and United States District Court, E. D. Ky.
Deacon and member Administrative Board, Central Christian Church; Chair, Board of Deacons, and Member, Executive Committee, 1988 to 1990. Member, Social Issues Committee, and Member, Board of Directors, Adult Day Care Center, Central Christian Church.
Member, Kentucky Crime Commission, vice-Chair, Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice, 1993 to date. Member, Long-Range Planning Commission on Juvenile Detention, Justice Cabinet, 1992. Established and Chaired, Administrative Office of the Courts Juvenile Services' Roundtable.
Member, Kentucky Public Advocacy Commission, 1983, to date.
Chair, Joint Task Force on Domestic violence, 1995 Report to the Governor, the Attorney General and the Chief Justice; member, Gender Fairness in the Courts Monitoring Committee
Member, National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks, 1995 to date
Member, National Association of Reporters of Judicial Decisions, 1989, to date. Member, National Association for Court Management, 1989, to date.
Implemented and Administered Statewide Circuit Clerks' Test, Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Member, Advisory Council, Paralegal Studies Program of Midway College, 1990, to date.
Adjunct Professor, Paralegal Studies, Midway College, Family Law - Fall 1994; Juvenile Law - Spring 1995.
Member, Capitol Projects Planning Advisory Committee, Kentucky Legislature, 1990, to date.
Charter Member, Leadership Kentucky; Panelist, 1985, 1988; Chair, Law and Justice, 1988, 1990; Project 21, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.
Charter Participant, Georgetown College President's Ambassador Leadership Kentucky Mentorship Program
Member, Kentucky Center for Public Policy, Member, Health Care Policy Council
Member, American Inns of Court, Henry Clay Inn of Court, 1992, to date.
Member, Board of Directors, Lexington Ballet Company, 1992, to date.
Member, Institute for Court Management, Court Executive Development Program.
Member, Children'S Rights Committee, Publications Committee and Legislative Committee, Kentucky Bar Association, 1989, to date.
Member, University of Kentucky, College of Social Work Interdisciplinary Committee on Children and Families
Implemented State Law Day Ceremony, 1990 to date.
Member, Implementation Committee, Violence Against Women Act, S.T.O.P. (Services-Training-officers Prosecutors)
JOB ABSTRACT
Clerk of Supreme Court of Kentucky
Supreme Court Administrator
•Oversee and monitor case filing, case management, case assignment and scheduling
•Reporter of decisions for Supreme Court of Kentucky
•Motion panel and all procedural motions
•Coordinate all motions for emergency relief
•Approve orders for supplies, furniture, etc.
•Prepare yearly case outline, speeches, opinions and orders
•Review all local rules tendered for Chief Justice, approval and compile rule changes for rules of Supreme Court of Kentucky
•Staff all committees established by the Chief Justice or by other appointment
•Legislative liaison for Chief Justice, Judges, and Clerks budget and judiciary committees
•Plan and coordinate Law Day, Court road trips, Court investitures, other ceremonies and social activities
•Hiring of staff and approval of staff time sheets
•Court liaison with AOC, KBA, Board of Bar Examiners, Character and Fitness Committee, Gender Fairness in the Courts Committee
•Court liaison with the press
•Provide counsel to judges, circuit clerks, attorneys as requested