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Ellie Garcia Kerstetter
Ellie Garcia Kerstetter was a 2015 candidate for the 30th District Court in Kentucky.[1]Chuck Rogers She ran for the Jefferson County Family Court of the 30th Judicial Circuit in 2015.[2] If she had been elected, Kerstetter would have been Kentucky's first Latina judge.[3]
Education
Kerstetter earned her undergraduate degree at Barry University in Miami, Florida. She received her J.D. from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in 2000.[3][4]
Career
- 2003-Present: Attorney and president, Ellie Kerstetter, PSC
- 2001-2003: Associate, Erwin & Associates, LLC[5]
Awards and associations
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Florida Bar Association
- Member, Hispanic National Bar
- Member, Kentucky Bar Association
- Member, Louisville Bar Association
- Member, Women Lawyers of Jefferson County[3]
Elections
2015
- See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2015
Kentucky's judicial elections included a general on November 3, 2015.
The following candidates ran in the general election.
| 30th District Court, Seat 1, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 L.J. Hollenbach |
19.2% | 32,340 |
| Bob Heleringer | 11.6% | 19,432 |
| Dawn Elliott | 10.9% | 18,378 |
| Daniel Alvarez | 9.9% | 16,596 |
| Judith Bartholomew | 5.8% | 9,707 |
| Danny T. Karem | 5.7% | 9,608 |
| Sandy Berman | 5.7% | 9,496 |
| Andre L. Bergeron | 4.5% | 7,518 |
| Erin White | 4.3% | 7,176 |
| James Michael Green | 3.7% | 6,295 |
| Josephine Layne Buckner | 3.7% | 6,195 |
| J.P. Ward | 3.4% | 5,719 |
| Dennis C. Burke | 2.5% | 4,191 |
| Ellie Garcia Kerstetter | 1.8% | 2,982 |
| Chuck Rogers | 1.6% | 2,640 |
| Michael J. Leibson | 1.5% | 2,554 |
| Ruth Lerner | 1.3% | 2,196 |
| R. A. Florio | 0.9% | 1,520 |
| Benjamin Wyman | 0.9% | 1,481 |
| Ron Schwoeppe | 0.6% | 1,039 |
| C. Fred Partin | 0.5% | 950 |
| Total Votes | 168,013 | |
| Source: Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 4, 2015 | ||
2014
See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2014
Kerstetter ran for election to the 30th Judicial Circuit.
General: She was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 28.0 percent of the vote. She competed against Deborah Deweese.
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See also
External links
- Ellie Kerstetter Campaign Website
- Facebook, "Elect Ellie Kerstetter Judge"
- Linkedin, "Elect Ellie Kerstetter Judge"
- Kentucky Court of Justice, "Jefferson County Family Court Division"
- Kentucky Court of Justice, "Judicial Circuits Map"
Footnotes
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State: District Court," accessed July 30, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kentucky Secretary of State, "Election: 2014 Primary Election: Family Court Judge," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ellie Kerstetter Campaign Website, "Meet Ellie," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Elect Ellie Kerstetter Judge," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Linkedin, "Elect Ellie Kerstetter Judge," accessed September 19, 2014
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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
