Eileen O'Brien
Eileen O'Brien ran for election for judge of the Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court Family Court 1st Division. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Eileen O'Brien earned a B.S. in pre-law studies from Transylvania University in 1977 and a J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1981. O'Brien's career experience includes working as an attorney with Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC. She volunteers with the Chrysalis House in Lexington, Kentucky, which describes its goal as, “to support women and their families in recovery from alcohol and other drugs.”[1][2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court Family Court 1st Division
Libby Messer defeated Eileen O'Brien in the general election for Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court Family Court 1st Division on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Libby Messer (Nonpartisan) | 58.9 | 52,643 | |
| Eileen O'Brien (Nonpartisan) | 41.1 | 36,756 | ||
| Total votes: 89,399 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court Family Court 1st Division
Libby Messer and Eileen O'Brien defeated Gregory Napier and Nam Nguyen in the primary for Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court Family Court 1st Division on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Libby Messer (Nonpartisan) | 36.6 | 17,692 | |
| ✔ | Eileen O'Brien (Nonpartisan) | 25.7 | 12,452 | |
| Gregory Napier (Nonpartisan) | 19.0 | 9,181 | ||
| Nam Nguyen (Nonpartisan) | 18.7 | 9,042 | ||
| Total votes: 48,367 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the Kentucky Family Courts are elected to eight-year terms in nonpartisan elections. They must run for re-election if they wish to serve subsequent terms.[3][4]
The chief judge is selected by his or her peers and serves a two-year term.[3]
Qualifications
In order to serve on this court, a judge must be:[3]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a resident of the represented district for at least two years; and
- licensed to practice law for at least eight years.
See also
- Courts in Kentucky
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Municipal elections in Lexington, Kentucky (2018)
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- LinkedIn page
- Kentucky Court of Justice
Footnotes
- ↑ Chrysalis House | Substance Abuse Treatment for Women, "Home," accessed March 17, 2018
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Eileen O'Brien," accessed March 17, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Kentucky," October 2, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Court of Justice, "Family Court," accessed January 6, 2015
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
