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Justice McAnulty bust to be unveiled Feb. 11 as part of Black History Month
A bust of Justice William E. McAnulty Jr. will be unveiled Thursday, Feb. 11, as part of a tribute to the late justice during a Black History Month celebration. The event will take place at noon in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort and is open to the public. Justice McAnulty was the first black justice to serve on the Supreme Court of Kentucky. The Kentucky Black Legislative Caucus is hosting the Black History Month program, titled History in the Making.
News of Interest
 State law librarian selected to attend national conference on access to justice
State Law Librarian Jennifer Frazier was a member of a three-person Kentucky team that recently participated in a national conference about how public libraries can improve online access to legal information at libraries. The team was one of the 15 teams chosen to attend the conference out of the 42 teams that applied from 31 states. Frazier’s teammates were Terry L. Manuel, branch manager of program development for the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, and Marc Theriault, a law and technology projects manager for the Legal Aid Society of Louisville.
 Judge Willett named chief judge and chief regional judge for Jefferson County Circuit Court
Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Barry Willett was recently named the chief judge of Jefferson County Circuit Court and the chief regional circuit judge for the Metro Region, which is comprised of Jefferson County. Judge Willett was elected by his fellow Jefferson County circuit judges to serve as their chief judge. Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr. appointed him as the chief regional circuit judge. His two-year term for each position began Jan. 1 and continues through Dec. 31, 2011.
AOC announces changes to service providing criminal record reports
The AOC is making changes to its service that provides criminal background reports. The following changes will be effective Jan. 19, 2010:
• There will be a standard fee of $15 for all criminal background reports.
• A new automated program, AOCFastCheck, will allow the public to request and receive reports online.
• There will be only three ways to request records – online, by drive-thru service in Frankfort and by mail.
Judicial Branch financial information now on Kentucky's OpenDoor website
Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. announced today that the Judicial Branch has joined the e-Transparency initiative launched by the Executive Branch earlier this year. Judicial Branch expenditures and contracts are now posted on Kentucky's OpenDoor website at www.opendoor.ky.gov. Visitors to the website will find a searchable database of line-item expenditures for the Judicial Branch from January 2007 to the present. They can also find contract information.
Registration open for workshop to help ASL interpreters prepare for legal specialist exam
A workshop designed to help American Sign Language interpreters prepare for the legal specialist certification exam will take place Feb. 19-21 in Frankfort. The workshop, Performance Preparation for RID Specialist Certificate: Legal, is being sponsored by the Administrative Office of the Courts and Eastern Kentucky University. Registration is due by Friday, Feb. 12.
Registration Form (57K-PDF)
Workshop Information (187K-PDF)
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