Audra Jean Eckerle

Audra Jean Eckerle

Nonpartisan

Kentucky Court of Appeals 4th Division 1

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2031

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Irv Maze

Prior offices

Kentucky 30th Circuit Court

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Compensation

Base salary

$163,292

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Davis, 1988

Law

University of California, Berkeley, 1991

Contact

Official website

Campaign website

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Audra Jean Eckerle is a judge for Division 1 of the Kentucky Court of Appeals 4th Appellate District. She assumed office on January 2, 2023. Her current term ends on January 6, 2031.

Eckerle ran for election for the Division 1 judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals 4th Appellate District. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Education

Eckerle received her undergraduate degree in political science from the University of California, Davis in 1988 and her J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law in 1991.

Career

• 2004-2023: Circuit Court Judge, 30th Judicial Circuit
• 2003-2004: Assistant County Attorney
• 2001-2003: Attorney, Thompson, Miller & Simpson
• 1999-2000: Judicial Candidate, 30th Judicial Circuit
• 1997-1999: General Counsel, Atria Communities, Inc.
• 1996-1997: Attorney, Hirn, Doheny & Harper
• 1994-1996: Attorney, Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald
• 1992-1994: Attorney, Steefel, Levitt & Weiss, San Francisco, California
• 1991-1992: Clerkship, Honorable Milton Schwartz, United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

Elections

2022

See also: Kentucky intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kentucky Court of Appeals 4th Division 1

Audra Jean Eckerle defeated Tricia Lister in the general election for Kentucky Court of Appeals 4th Division 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Audra Jean Eckerle (Nonpartisan)	58.9	121,461
		Tricia Lister (Nonpartisan)	41.1	84,762

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Audra Jean Eckerle and Tricia Lister advanced from the primary for Kentucky Court of Appeals 4th Division 1.

2014

See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2014
Eckerle ran for re-election to the 30th Judicial Circuit.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014. 

Campaign themes

2022

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