Kelly Bowles
Kelly Bowles ran for election for judge of the Kentucky 30th District Court 3rd Division. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Bowles completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kelly Bowles earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisville in women and gender studies and political science. She earned her law degree from the University of Maryland and passed the Kentucky bar in 2012. She also earned a master's degree in library media education. Her career experience includes working as a JCPS teacher, librarian, and attorney. Her law practice handles personal injury, medical malpractice, and employment discrimination litigation. As of her 2022 campaign, Bowles was a JCTA union member and served on the alumnae board of her high school, Presentation Academy.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Louisville, Kentucky (2022)
General election
General election for Kentucky 30th District Court 3rd Division
Incumbent Kristina Garvey defeated Kelly Bowles in the general election for Kentucky 30th District Court 3rd Division on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kristina Garvey (Nonpartisan) | 53.5 | 104,633 |
 | Kelly Bowles (Nonpartisan)  | 45.8 | 89,606 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 1,321 | ||
| Total votes: 195,560 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kristina Garvey and Kelly Bowles advanced from the primary for Kentucky 30th District Court 3rd Division.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kelly Bowles completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bowles' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Kelly has received endorsements from UAW, Teamsters 89 and 783, and Better Schools Kentucky. She hopes to bring much needed bail reform, a new homeless speciality court, as well as empathy and compassion to the bench. Kelly is a proud JCTA union member, serves on the alumnae board of her high school, Presentation Academy, and LGBTQ+ community member.
People who come before her in District Court should expect a respectful, fair judge, who treats all those before her with dignity and compassion.- Bail Reform - Our bail system is broken and needs to be reworked. Kentucky needs to move to the federal model of detain, release, or release with conditions. Incarceration should not become a debtor's prison and should be reserved to those who are dangerous to our community.
- Speciality Courts - Our speciality courts need to be utilized to the utmost extent possible. People who come before the court with mental illness or addition should have an opportunity to address those issues before being sent through the criminal justice system. These courts should be expanded to include a Homeless court. Additionally, service on these courts is optional and voluntary. Kelly intends to serve on as many of these courts as possible, as she wants to be of service to her community.
- Full-time Court - The District Court is still operating under a part-time schedule, as all other public service venues are open full-time, so should the court. In fact, the Court is such an essential piece of our justice system, it never should have been limited to part-time, even during the pandemic
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 1, 2022.
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
