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Emily Craddock
Emily Craddock ran in a special election for judge of the Jefferson County Family Court 5th Division in Kentucky. She lost in the special general election on November 7, 2023.
Craddock completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Emily Craddock earned a bachelor's and a law degree from the University of Louisville in 2011 and 2014, respectively. Her career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Louisville, Kentucky (2023)
General election
Special general election for Jefferson County Family Court 5th Division
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Jefferson County Family Court 5th Division on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jessica Stone (Nonpartisan)  | 24.9 | 48,834 |
 | Laura Russell (Nonpartisan) | 19.6 | 38,325 | |
| Claudette Patton (Nonpartisan) | 14.6 | 28,651 | ||
 | Emily Craddock (Nonpartisan) | 13.9 | 27,178 | |
| Mason Trenaman Sr. (Nonpartisan) | 13.3 | 26,004 | ||
 | Allison Spencer Russell (Nonpartisan) | 12.8 | 25,147 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 1,870 | ||
| Total votes: 196,009 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Craddock in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Emily Craddock completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Craddock's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I will be fair. I will treat all litigants the same, regardless of sex, age, race, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status. It is extremely important to me that all litigants feel that their positions are heard in an unbiased manner.
- I will be focused. Delays in family court oftentimes mean children and parents are left in untenable situations for significant lengths of time. A parent who is concerned their ex-spouse is exposing their child to endangerment should not have to wait months for a hearing date and then months thereafter for a written order. It will be my priority to move cases quickly along and be available for litigants to have their issues timely addressed.
- I will put Jefferson county families first. Family law is unlike most other areas of the law. Most other litigation involves people with minimal connection to the other (e.g. a car accident) or where there will be no further contact. Family law cases are oftentimes a mom versus a dad, and usually those litigants come to court in a state of high conflict and dysfunction. I view one major role of a family court judge is to ensure that at the conclusion of the case, the families before me will be in a more functional and improved state for themselves and their children.
She was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer when I was very young, and she fought and was able to reach remission. She was in the small minority of women who went to engineering school and obtained three degrees in engineering. She became passionate about education and decided to become a teacher, and she taught for several decades. She cares deeply about the well-being of the children in our community and as a teacher was a dedicated public servant, oftentimes staying late to help a student, buying a student a meal if hungry, and generally making sure she set up each student for success. She recently retired and now gets to enjoy her well-deserved retirement with her grandchildren.
I am observant and detail-oriented. I will listen carefully to every litigant who appears in front of me to make a reasoned decision.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Jefferson County Family Court 5th Division |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 9, 2023
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
