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Randall Hardesty
Randall Hardesty was a 2014 candidate for the 4th District Court, which serves Hopkins County in Kentucky.[1]
Elections
2014
See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2014
Hardesty ran for election to the 4th District Court.
Primary: He was defeated in the primary on May 20, 2014, receiving 21.5 percent of the vote. He competed against David G. Massamore and Shaun C. McEntire.
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Education
Hardesty received his undergraduate degree from the University of Kentucky in 1980 and his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1984.[3]
Career
Hardesty has worked for the Legislative Research Commission, as well as the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund. He has practiced in the following law firms: Mills, Mitchell & Turner; Mitchell, Joiner & Hardesty; Mitchell & Hardesty; Franklin, Gordon & Hobgood.[3]
Awards and associations
- Hopkins County Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association
- American Bar Association [3]
Approach to the law
Judge Hardesty told Judgepedia that his judicial philosophy is:
| “ | Fair, Balanced and Even-Handed Justice for All[3][4] | ” |
See also
External links
- Kentucky Court of Justice, "District Court Overview"
- Kentucky Court of Justice, "Judicial Directory"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kentucky Secretary of State, "Election: 2014 Primary Election: District Judge," accessed February 5, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2014 Primary Results," accessed May 21, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Information submitted via Judgepedia's candidate submission form on February 18, 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
