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Kent Hendrickson
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Kent Hendrickson is a judge for the 26th Circuit Court in Harlan County, Kentucky. He was elected in 2014 for an eight-year term commencing on January 5, 2015, and expiring on January 1, 2023. [1]
Elections
2014
See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2014
Hendrickson ran for election to the Twenty-Sixth Circuit.
Primary: He was successful in the primary on May 20, 2014, receiving 32.5 percent of the vote. He competed against Henry S. Johnson and Karen S. Davenport.
General: He defeated Henry S. Johnson in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 51.0 percent of the vote.
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Education
Hendrickson received his undergraduate degree from the Philadelphia College of Art in 1970 and his J.D. from the University of Kentucky Law School in 1982.[4]
Career
Prior to his judicial election in 2014, Hendrickson had worked as an appointed domestic relations commissioner since 2013. He previously worked as an attorney in private practice since 1982.[4]
Awards and associations
- Kentucky Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Harla, KY, Rotary Club[4]
Approach to the law
Hendrickson stated,
| “ | Judges do not "dispense" justice—they apply the law, tempered with compassion when warranted, on the necessary assumption that justice will be the natural and probable result. Judges who believe they are the "dispensers" of justice, who believe they are the arbitors of what is "right," are dangerous.[4][5] | ” |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Judicial selection in Kentucky
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Election: 2014 Primary Election: Circuit Judge," accessed January 29, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2014 Primary Results," accessed May 21, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Information submitted via Judgepedia's candidate submission form on February 4, 2014.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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
