Judiciary Committee, Kentucky House of Representatives
The Judiciary Committee is a standing committee of the Kentucky House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Kentucky House of Representatives are assigned by the Committee on Committees. Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[1] The Speaker is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: House Rules
Function
The jurisdiction of this committee includes:
“ | [M]atters pertaining to contracts; the Uniform Commercial Code; debtor-creditor relations; ownership and conveyance of property; private corporations and associations; competency proceedings; administration of trusts and estates of persons under disability; descent, wills and administration of decedents’ estates; domestic relations; support of dependents; statutory actions and limitations; eminent domain; arbitration; declaratory judgments; witnesses; evidence; legal notices; construction of statutes; civil procedure; the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, circuit courts and district courts; family courts; jurisdiction, rules, terms, judges, commissioners, selections, districts, qualifications, compensation and retirement; clerks of courts; juries, attorneys; receivers; court reporters; habeas corpus; crimes and punishments; criminal procedure; probation and parole; correctional facilities; civil rights; and juvenile matters.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
House Judiciary Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (17) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
House Judiciary Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (16) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
House Judiciary Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (14) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
House Judiciary Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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Maria Sorolis (D) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
Stan Lee (R) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
Jeffrey Hoover (R) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
Chris Harris (D) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
Charles Booker (D) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Judiciary Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (13) | |||
• Thomas Burch | • Joseph Fischer, Chair | |||
• McKenzie Cantrell | • Jason Petrie, Vice chair | |||
• Angie Hatton | • Robert J. Benvenuti III | |||
• Joni Jenkins | • John Blanton | |||
• Darryl Owens | • Larry Brown | |||
• Kevin Sinnette | • Daniel Elliott | |||
• Gerald Watkins | • Stan Lee | |||
• Chad McCoy | ||||
• C. Wesley Morgan | ||||
• Kimberly Moser | ||||
• Jason Michael Nemes | ||||
• William Reed | ||||
• Ken Upchurch |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Judiciary Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (8) | |||
• John Tilley, Chair | • Joseph Fischer, Vice chair | |||
• Darryl Owens, Vice chair | • Ryan Quarles, Vice chair | |||
• Brent Yonts | • Robert J. Benvenuti III, Vice chair | |||
• Johnny Bell | • Jeffrey Hoover | |||
• Kelly Flood | • Thomas Kerr | |||
• Chris Harris | • Stan Lee | |||
• Joni Jenkins | • Suzanne Miles | |||
• Mary Marzian | • Ken Upchurch | |||
• Reginald Meeks | ||||
• Thomas Riner | ||||
• Gerald Watkins |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Judiciary Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (12) | Republican members (7) | |||
• John Tilley, Chair | • Joseph Fischer, Vice chair | |||
• Darryl Owens, Vice chair | • Ryan Quarles, Vice chair | |||
• Brent Yonts | • Robert J. Benvenuti III., Vice chair | |||
• Johnny Bell | • Jeffrey Hoover | |||
• Jesse Crenshaw | • Thomas Kerr | |||
• Kelly Flood | • Stan Lee | |||
• Joni Jenkins | • Steven Rudy | |||
• Mary Marzian | ||||
• Reginald Meeks | ||||
• Thomas Riner | ||||
• Kevin Sinnette | ||||
• Gerald Watkins |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Judiciary Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (7) | |||
• John Tilley, Chair | • Joseph Fischer, Vice chair | |||
• Darryl Owens, Vice chair | • Sara Beth Gregory, Vice chair | |||
• Brent Yonts, Vice chair | • Jeffrey Hoover | |||
• Johnny Bell | • Thomas Kerr | |||
• Jesse Crenshaw | • Stan Lee | |||
• Kelly Flood | • Mike Nemes | |||
• Joni Jenkins | • Steven Rudy | |||
• Mary Marzian | ||||
• Thomas Riner |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Judiciary Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (5) | |||
• John Tilley, Chair | • Joseph Fischer, Vice chair | |||
• Brent Yonts, Vice chair | • Steven Rudy | |||
• Darryl Owens, Vice chair | • Stan Lee | |||
• Johnny Bell | • Thomas Kerr | |||
• Mary Marzian | • Jeffrey Hoover | |||
• Thomas Riner | ||||
• Kelly Flood | ||||
• Jesse Crenshaw | ||||
• Harry Moberly, Jr. |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kentucky State Legislature, "2021 House Rules of Procedure," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 39)
- ↑ Kentucky General Assembly, "2021 House Rules of Procedure," accessed March 4, 2021(Section 40-8)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.