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Tamra Gormley

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Tamra Gormley
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Prior offices
Kentucky 14th Circuit Court

Education

Bachelor's

Boston College, 1985

Law

University of Kentucky, 1988


Tamra Gormley was a family court judge on the Bourbon, Scott and Woodford Counties Family Court of the 14th Judicial Circuit in Kentucky.[1] She was appointed to the court by former Governor Ernie Fletcher on May 2, 2007, to fill the seat until it could be filled by election. She was then elected to the position the following November.[2][3]

Gormley ran for re-election to the 14th Judicial Circuit in 2014, but she was defeated by Lisa Hart Morgan. She stepped down from the bench at the end of her term in January 2015.[4]

Elections

2014

See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2014
Gormley ran for re-election to the 14th Judicial Circuit.
Primary: She was successful in the primary on May 20, 2014, receiving 41.6 percent of the vote. She competed against Dorothy Jo Mastin and Lisa Hart Morgan.
General: She was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 43.0 percent of the vote. She competed against Lisa Hart Morgan. [4][5] 

Education

Gormley received a B.A. in English from Boston College in 1985 and her J.D. degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1988.[2][6]

Career

  • 2007-2015: Judge, 14th Judicial Circuit
  • 2006-2007: Director, Kentucky Volunteer Lawyers Program
  • 2004-2007: Director, Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Services, Office of the Governor and Cabinet for Health and Family Services
  • 1999-2007: Attorney in private practice
  • 1996-1999: Assistant attorney general
  • 1989-1996: Assistant commonwealth's attorney, Fayette Commonwealth[6]

Awards and associations

Awards

  • 2009: Keeping Children Safe Spirit Award, Department for Community Based Services of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
  • 2000: Guardian Angel Award for Outstanding Service and Devotion to Innocent Victims of Crimes, Kentuckians’ Voice for Crime Victims
  • 1999: Outstanding Service in the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse in Kentucky, Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Prevention Board
  • 1996: 3 Who Made A Difference in 1996, ACE Magazine
  • 1988-1996: Outstanding Service as Assistant Commonwealth Attorney plaque of recognition, Fayette County
  • 1994: Outstanding Victim Advocacy, Kentucky Victims' Coalition
  • 1990: Outstanding Victim Advocacy, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government

Associations

  • Executive committee member, Kentucky Circuit Judges’ Association
  • Member, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
    • Member, Juvenile and Family Law Advisory Committee
    • Member, Alcohol and Other Drugs Committee
    • Advisory member, Legislative Committee
    • Advisory member, Diversity Committee
  • Chair, Kentucky Volunteer Lawyers Program - Advisory Committee
  • Co-chair, Council on Domestic Violence - Civil Remedies Committee
  • Member, Kentucky Medical Association - Subcommittee on Domestic Violence
  • Member, Kentucky Multidisciplinary Commission on Child Sexual Abuse
  • Member, Kentucky Board of Nursing - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Advisory Committee
  • Member, Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center - The Future Well-Being of Women in Kentucky Research Project
  • Member, Kentucky Criminal Justice Council
  • Member, Kentucky Justice Cabinet - Sexual Offender Community Notification Workgroup
  • Co-chair, Governor’s Council on Domestic Violence - Criminal Justice Committee
  • Member, National Association of Attorneys General
  • Member, Juvenile Justice Advisory Board - Department of Juvenile Justice
  • Co-chair, Office of the Attorney General - School Safety Summit
  • Member, Administrative Office of the Courts - Domestic Violence Joint Jurisdiction Committee
  • Member, Kentucky Early Childhood Development Task Force
  • Board of directors, Kentucky Victims’ Coalition
  • Board of directors, Kentucky Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
  • Member, Office of the Attorney General - DUI Task Force Education Subcommittee
  • Senior Citizen Advisory Board, Office of the Attorney General
  • Board of directors, Kentucky Commonwealth's Attorneys' Association
  • 2002: Secretary of the board of directors, Woodford Youth Soccer Association
  • 1999-2002: Board of directors, Woodford County United Way[6]

Noteworthy events

Suspension and reprimand (2011)

In January 2011, the Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the forty-five day suspension and a public reprimand.[7]

In an unrelated matter, Gormley agreed to serve an additional ten-day suspension without pay. This was in relation to judicial misconduct charges stemming from a child custody case.[7]

Judicial misconduct charges (2009)

In June 2009, Gormley was charged with three separate counts of judicial misconduct related to incidents in court. The first of the charges involved her treatment of a defendant in her courtroom. She was alleged to have demeaned and denied due process rights to a man in court on a domestic violence charge. The second complaint stated Gormley disregarded jurisdictional or venue requirements and pleading and notice requirements for a domestic violence and custody case. The third involved crossing jurisdictional lines with an Indiana court. Gormley responded that the details were inaccurate in all of the charges, saying, "[t]hese are complaints, and I'm confident that I conducted myself appropriately in each of these".[8]

Her hearing before the state's Judicial Conduct Commission occurred in September 2009.[9]

On October 30, 2009, the Judicial Conduct Commission suspended Gormley for forty-five days on two counts.[10][11]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Kentucky Court of Justice, "Kentucky Circuit Court Judges," accessed May 22, 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Governor Ernie Fletcher’s Communications Office, "Governor Fletcher Appoints Tamra Gormley as 14th Judicial Circuit Judge," May 2, 2007
  3. ↑ Lexington Leader-Herald, "Proceedings against family court judge begin," September 30, 2009
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kentucky Secretary of State, "Election: 2014 Primary Election: Family Court Judge," accessed February 17, 2014
  5. ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2014 Primary Results," accessed May 21, 2014
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Information submitted on Judgepedia's biographical submission form on 10/4/2014
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lexington Herald-Leader "State Supreme Court upholds Judge Gormley's suspension," January 26, 2011
  8. ↑ Kentucky.com, "Central Ky. family court judge faces misconduct charges" June 26, 2009
  9. ↑ Lexington Herald-Leader, "Deliberations begin in judicial misconduct case," October 1, 2009
  10. ↑ Lexington Herald-Leader, "Family court judge suspended for 45 days on misconduct charges," November 2, 2009
  11. ↑ Lexington Herald-Leader, "Judge suspended for 45 days without pay," November 3, 2009

Kentucky courts

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

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