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Denise Brown (Kentucky)
Denise Brown is a judge of the Jefferson County Family Court 7th Division in Kentucky. Her current term ends on January 6, 2031.
Brown ran for re-election for judge of the Jefferson County Family Court 7th Division in Kentucky. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Education
Brown earned her B.A. in economics with a concentration in business administration from Howard University in 1982. She received her J.D. from the Brandeis School of Law.[1]
Career
Prior to her judicial election in 2014, Brown gained experience as a prosecutor with the Commonwealth Attorney's Office and as a juvenile prosecutor with the Jefferson County Attorney's Office. In 1992, she was appointed by Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson as the executive director for the Louisville and Jefferson County Human Relations Commission.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Louisville, Kentucky (2022)
General election
General election for Jefferson County Family Court 7th Division
Incumbent Denise Brown won election in the general election for Jefferson County Family Court 7th Division on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Denise Brown (Nonpartisan) | 98.2 | 147,716 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.8 | 2,652 | ||
| Total votes: 150,368 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Denise Brown advanced from the primary for Jefferson County Family Court 7th Division.
2014
See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2014
Brown ran for election to the 30th Judicial Circuit.
Primary: She was successful in the primary on May 20, 2014, receiving 46.4 percent of the vote. She competed against Dennis Burke, John Hamlet, and Denise Malone Helline.
General: She defeated Dennis Burke in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 60.5 percent of the vote.
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Denise Brown did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
