Lora Holman

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Lora Holman

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

High school

Oldham County High School

Bachelor's

University of Kentucky, 1992

Law

University of Louisville, 2000

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Lora Holman ran for election for judge of the Kentucky 30th District Court 4th Division. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Holman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Lora Holman earned a high school diploma from Oldham County High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky in 1992 and a law degree from the University of Louisville in 2000.

Elections

2022

See also: City elections in Louisville, Kentucky (2022)

General election

General election for Kentucky 30th District Court 4th Division

Yvette De La Guardia defeated Lora Holman in the general election for Kentucky 30th District Court 4th Division on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yvette De La Guardia (Nonpartisan)	51.4	100,288
		Lora Holman (Nonpartisan)	47.9	93,409
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	1,380

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 195,077
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Kentucky 30th District Court 4th Division

Yvette De La Guardia and Lora Holman defeated Jennifer Yancey in the primary for Kentucky 30th District Court 4th Division on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yvette De La Guardia (Nonpartisan)	38.2	40,618
✔		Lora Holman (Nonpartisan)	32.0	33,992
	Submit photo	Jennifer Yancey (Nonpartisan)	29.8	31,623

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,233
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Lora Holman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Holman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Lora Chisholm Holman and I have been an attorney in Jefferson County for 20 years. I started my career as a prosecutor and victim's advocate and now manage a solo practice doing civil litigation, probate, and guardianship cases. I have been married to my husband, Jason Holman, for 17 years. He is a retired Army 1st Sergeant and now a nurse. I am seeking one of the open seats in the District Court and am well qualified having done nearly every aspect of District Court practice during my 20 years in practice and am also a well rounded, even tempered person who genuinely cares about people. My goal would be to always act in a professional and impartial manner and be sure that the law is applied to all cases fairly and consistently no matter who the parties may be.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Experience Matters. It's important to elect a Judge that has a diverse background and is capable of handling the high volume and varied cases that come before a District Court Judge including Misdemeanors, assaults, drug possession, DUIs, Probate cases, Guardianship matters, domestic violence cases, civil disputes, jury trials, and more. I have experience in all of the areas listed here.
• Compassion and Empathy for Others matters. It's important to elect a Judge that cares about the individuals that appear before him or her and sees each case as representative of an actual person not just a number. A judge with real life experience and struggles will likely have empathy for those who find themselves in the court system. I am a regular, middle class person who does not come from a family of Judges or attorneys. I had student loan debts for law school that took years to pay off and worked as a waitress while in college. I know what if feels like to worry about finances and worry about your family.
• Fair and Equal Treatment under the law matters and is not just a concept. All Judges and candidates will say they care about equal treatment for all people under the law and most likely, they believe it. But it's important to elect a Judge that will in every day practice deliver equal treatment under the law and be aware enough to question his or her own judgment and own biases from time to time to be sure on every case that the same standards and rules of law are applied and not be so arrogant as to think that it's impossible for a bias or opinion to get in the way of the correct ruling.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Reducing violence and/or behavior that is likely to result in violence in all forms in our community. Be it gun violence from a random or drive by shooting, car jackings, rapes, domestic violence, child abuse, etc. We all deserve to live in safe neighborhoods, be able to go the grocery or a movie without worrying about a random attack, and be able to send children to school knowing they will be in a safe environment. We all deserve to be safe inside our homes from both outside intruders and internal conflicts that escalate to injury of a spouse or child in the home. Safety throughout the community is one of my primary concerns.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Integrity, transparency, and compassion. Integrity because honesty and good moral character are critical (and unfortunately sometimes lacking) for all elected positions. Transparency because the public needs to know what is going on with that office or position and the decisions the individual in charge is making. Compassion because without compassion or empathy we are just robots checking off a box and moving on to the next case. Each person deserves to be heard, actually heard, not just shuffled before the Judge and then back out the door.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I worked for a small local pharmacy and florist shop in Oldham County where I grew up during my junior and senior years of high school and both summers until I left for college. It was a great experience that taught me a lot about managing money, working with customers, and being a responsible person. Several years later when I had a difficult personal experience and moved home for a period of time, I went into the pharmacy to get a prescription filled and my former boss (the owner and one of the pharmacists) asked me to come back to work there again until I got back on my feet and I did.

Do you believe that empathy is an important quality for a judge?

Absolutely. If you can't have compassion for the people coming before you and the awareness of how seriously a court proceeding can impact a person's life and have genuine concern for that then you do not belong in the role of a Judge.

Why are you running for this particular court seat?

I want to make a difference in my community by being a Judge that can relate to people, see everyone as a person and not just a case number, and ensure that fair and equitable treatment is applied to all cases. As an attorney practicing for 20 years and having a varied background, I am uniquely qualified to be a district court judge.

What is your primary concern about today's legal system in your state?

All across our country we see instances of how wealthy people have privileges and opportunities that the rest of the population simply doesn't and the legal system is no different. In civil cases, if a person can't afford to hire counsel long term and there is not a legal group willing to take on the matter pro bono, they are forced to either represent themselves or forgo the litigation and just absorb the loss. In criminal matters, a public defender may be appointed for certain cases but there are many people that do not qualify for a public defender but also can't afford legal counsel or feel forced to take a plea agreement because they can't post bond so they are sitting in jail. Judges have the ability to release a person without bond but have very few opportunities to hold people on "no bond", forcing judges to often set bond in the more serious cases. If the legislature would act to create more "no bond" scenarios so judges could move to more of a "release without bond" or "hold with no bond" type of system, wealth could be taken out of the equation for at least the bond portion. Resolving the inequities on hiring or retaining counsel is a matter that is more difficult to address but it seems there could be more agencies like Legal Aid Society to assist clients pro bono or on a sliding scale based on the person's income so more people could afford legal representation.

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Kentucky courts

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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

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