Irv Maze
Irv Maze was a judge for Division 1 of the Kentucky Court of Appeals 4th Appellate District. He assumed office on April 27, 2012. He left office on January 1, 2023.
Maze was appointed to the court by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear on April 27, 2012, and was elected in November 2012.[1] In 2014 he ran unopposed and was elected to a full eight-year term.[2][3]
Maze did not file to run for re-election in 2022.
Education
Maze earned his bachelor's degree in political science from Indiana University in 1972 and his J.D. from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law in 1975.[4]
Career
Before his appointment to the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 2012, Maze served as a commissioner on Jefferson County Fiscal Court and as Jefferson County attorney from 1999 to 2008.[1] He also served as an assistant Jefferson County attorney from 1979 to 1985. Maze maintained a private law practice for 32 years until his 2008 judicial appointment.[4] In 2008, Democratic Governor Steve Beshear appointed Maze to fill a vacancy on the Circuit Court left by the unexpected death of Judge Kathleen Voor Montano.[5]
Awards and associations
- Past state director, International Municipal Lawyers Association
- Kentucky County Attorneys Association’s Child Support Committee
- Member, Kentucky Bar Association
- Member, Louisville Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, ABA Appellate Judges Conference[4]
Elections
2022
Irv Maze did not file to run for re-election.
2014
See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2014
Maze ran for re-election to the Kentucky Court of Appeals.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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2012
Maze ran for election to the 4th district, 1st division of the Kentucky Court of Appeals.[7] Maze and Thirtieth Circuit Court Chief Judge Jim Shake were the top vote earners in the primary election on May 22, 2012, defeating area attorney Ruth Ann Cox Pence.[2] Maze and Shake faced off in the general election on November 6th. Maze won the race with 50.79 percent of the vote.[3]
- See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2012
Campaign advertisements
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2012 Campaign ad for Irv Maze. |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WLKY News, "Maze appointed to Court of Appeals," April 27, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Courier Journal, "Irv Maze, Jim Shake advance to Kentucky Court of Appeals general election," May 23, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Election Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedBIO - ↑ WDRB News, "Jefferson County Attorney Irv Maze appointed to Circuit Judge position," accessed June 2, 2015
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Election: 2014 Primary Election: Judge of the Court of Appeals," accessed February 5, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Elections: Irv Maze," January 12, 2012
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
