R. Leslie Knight
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R. Leslie Knight is a judge of the 15th Judicial Circuit, which presides over Carroll, Grant, and Owen counties in Kentucky.[1] She was elected in 2014 for an eight-year term commencing on January 5, 2015, and expiring on January 1, 2023. [2]
Elections
2014
See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2014
Knight ran for election to the 15th Judicial Circuit.
Primary: She faced William R. Adkins and John Brent Threlkeld in the primary on May 20, 2014.
General: She defeated John Brent Threlkeld in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 56.3 percent of the vote.
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Education
Knight received her undergraduate degree from Northern Kentucky University in 1992 and her J.D. from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 1995.[4]
Career
Prior to her judicial election in 2014, Knight worked as an attorney in private practice, specializing in family, criminal, probate, civil litigation, and real estate law.[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kentucky Secretary of State, "Election: 2014 Primary Election: Circuit Judge," accessed January 29, 2014
- ↑ Judicial selection in Kentucky
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2014 Primary Results," accessed May 21, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 RLK - Leslie Knight For Circuit Judge, "About your Candidate," accessed June 23, 2014
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
