Daniel Venters
Daniel J. Venters was a justice on the Kentucky Supreme Court. He was appointed to the court on August 8, 2008, by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear and elected in November 2008. He held the 3rd Supreme Court District seat.[1][2]
Venters was re-elected to the court after running unopposed on November 2, 2010.[3] In 2017, he announced he would not seek reelection in 2018, and his term expired on January 6, 2019.[4].[5]
Education
Venters received his undergraduate degree from Ohio State University in 1972 and his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1975.[1]
Career
- 2008-2019: Justice, Kentucky Supreme Court
- 2003-2008: Attorney, private practice
- 1984-2003: Judge, Kentucky Circuit Court 28
- 1980-1984: Judge, Kentucky District Court 28
- 1975-1979: Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney[1][6]
Elections
2018
- See also: Kentucky Supreme Court elections, 2018
Daniel Venters did not file to run for re-election.
2010
- See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2010
Venters ran unopposed and was re-elected by voters on November 2, 2010.[7][8]
2008
- See also: Kentucky Supreme Court elections
Venters ran unopposed and was elected to the supreme court by voters in 2008.[9]
Political outlook
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Venters received a campaign finance score of 0.38, indicating a conservative ideological leaning. This was more conservative than the average score of 0.17 that justices received in Kentucky.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[10]
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Kentucky Court of Justice, "Biography of Justice Venter"
- newsandtribune.com, "Beshear appoints Daniel Venters to Supreme Court," August 8, 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kentucky Court of Justice, "Justice Daniel J. Venters," accessed August 13, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Kentucky judges"
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "2010 Unofficial General Election Results," October 27, 2015
- ↑ Kentucky Constitution, "The Judicial Department, Section 119"
- ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "Kentucky Judge Announces Bid for State Supreme Court," August 3, 2017
- ↑ newsandtribune.com, "Beshear appoints Daniel Venters to Supreme Court," August 8, 2008
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "2010 Primary Election Results," July 14, 2010
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "2010 General Election Results," October 27, 2011
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "2008 General Election Results"
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky
State courts:
Kentucky Supreme Court • Kentucky Court of Appeals • Kentucky Circuit Courts • Kentucky District Courts • Kentucky Family Court
State resources:
Courts in Kentucky • Kentucky judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kentucky
