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'''James Richard Downey''' was a [[Kentucky Family Court|family court]] judge for the [[Warren County Family Court, Kentucky|Warren County Family Court]] of the [[Kentucky Circuit Court 8| Eighth Circuit]], which presides over [[Warren County, Kentucky (Judicial)|Warren County]] in [[Kentucky]].<ref>[http://courts.ky.gov/courts/familycourt/Pages/warren.aspx ''Kentucky Court of Justice'', "Warren County Family Court," accessed January 8, 2015]</ref> He was appointed to the court by Governor [[Steve Beshear]] on March 14, 2014.<ref name=appoint>[http://migration.kentucky.gov/newsroom/governor/20140314appt.htm ''Kentucky.gov: Governor Steve Beshear's Communications Office'', "Gov. Beshear makes judicial appointment," March 14, 2014]</ref>  
'''James Richard Downey''' was a [[Kentucky Family Court|family court]] judge for the [[Warren County Family Court, Kentucky|Warren County Family Court]] of the [[Kentucky Circuit Court 8| Eighth Circuit]], which presides over [[Warren County, Kentucky (Judicial)|Warren County]] in [[Kentucky]].<ref>[http://courts.ky.gov/courts/familycourt/Pages/warren.aspx ''Kentucky Court of Justice'', "Warren County Family Court," accessed January 8, 2015]</ref> He was appointed to the court by Governor [[Steve Beshear]] on March 14, 2014.<ref name=appoint>[http://migration.kentucky.gov/newsroom/governor/20140314appt.htm ''Kentucky.gov: Governor Steve Beshear's Communications Office'', "Gov. Beshear makes judicial appointment," March 14, 2014]</ref>  
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James Richard Downey
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Prior offices:
Kentucky 8th Circuit Court

Education
Bachelor's
Davidson College
Law
University of Kentucky


James Richard Downey was a family court judge for the Warren County Family Court of the Eighth Circuit, which presides over Warren County in Kentucky.[1] He was appointed to the court by Governor Steve Beshear on March 14, 2014.[2]

Downey did not file for election to the court in 2014 and served on the Warren County Family Court only for the interim period until David Lanphear was elected.[3]

Education

Downey received his undergraduate degree from Davidson College and his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law.[4]

Career

Before his appointment to the court in 2014, Downey worked as an attorney in private practice. He also previously worked as an attorney at the Kentucky Legal Aid from 2006 to 2012.[2]

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