Donna Dixon
Donna Dixon was a judge for Division 2 of the Kentucky Court of Appeals 1st Appellate District. She assumed office in 2006. She left office on November 20, 2023.
Dixon ran for re-election for the Division 2 judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals 1st Appellate District. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Education
Dixon received her bachelor's degree from Murray State University, graduating magna cum laude. She received her J.D., cum laude, from Southern Illinois University School of Law.[1][2]
Career
Dixon began her legal career as a staff attorney for Kentucky Court of Appeals Chief Judge J. William Howerton. She was later an assistant commonwealth's attorney for McCracken County and in private practice. Dixon served as a McCracken County district judge for more than 10 years before her appointment to the Kentucky Court of Appeals.[1]
Awards and associations
- Past president, Paducah-McCracken County United Way
- Past president, McCracken County Young Lawyers Association
- Past president, Leadership Paducah Alumni Association
- Former board member, Paducah Rotary Club
- Former board member, Childwatch Children's Advocacy Center
- Former board member, Paducah Rape Crisis Center
- Former board member, McCracken County Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Council[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Kentucky intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Kentucky Court of Appeals 1st Division 2
Incumbent Donna Dixon won election in the general election for Kentucky Court of Appeals 1st Division 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Donna Dixon (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 111,833 |
| Total votes: 111,833 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Donna Dixon advanced from the primary for Kentucky Court of Appeals 1st Division 2.
2014
See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2014
Dixon ran for re-election to the Kentucky Court of Appeals.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.[3]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Donna Dixon 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
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