Following is a list of candidates in the 2020 elections who signed the Committee's pledge to conduct their campaigns with dignity and integrity, in accordance with the state Code of Judicial Conduct, and to disavow advertising with false or misleading information or accusations that impugn the integrity of the judicial system or the integrity of a candidate, or that erode public trust and confidence in the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. A full list of candidates for judgeships is available at https://web.sos.ky.gov/electionmall/default.aspx. Primary elections for judgeships reduce the number of candidates to two for the general election.
Candidate, address and judgeship sought
Chris Harris, Forest Hills, justice, Supreme Court, 7th District
Jenny Marie Hines, Paducah, judge, Court of Appeals, 1st District
J. Chris McNeill, Paducah, judge, Court of Appeals, 1st District
Elizabeth Davis, Mount Sterling, circuit judge, 21st Circuit
Teresa Whitaker, Science Hill, circuit judge, 28th Circuit
Catherine S. Fuller, Benton, family court judge, 42nd Circuit
CANDIDATES DEFEATED IN PRIMARY
Jerry J. Cox, Mount Vernon, circuit judge, 28th Circuit
Daryl K. Day, Stanford, circuit judge, 28th Circuit
Ashton McKenzie, Salt Lick, judge, 21st Circuit
Stephen E. Neal, Mount Sterling, judge, 21st Circuit
C. Rene' Williams, Dixon, judge, Court of Appeals, 1st District
