Governor Steve Beshear recently appointed Julie Muth Goodman to a district court vacancy in Fayette County. Goodman, a former assistant attorney general and state prosecutor, worked for Beshear when he was attorney general back in the 1980's. JUdge Julie Goodman is also a former Fayette assistant commonwealth attorney.
Judge Goodman stated "I am absolutely honored, and I think it is a privilege to serve the people of Fayette County. Everybody knows the district court is really the people's court."
The appointment lasts until the elections in November 2008. Judge Julie Muth Goodman will be on the ballot for the November elections. She exceeds the expectations and required qualifications, experience and capability to effectively and judiciously serve the people of Fayette County.
Judge Julie Muth Goodman most recently a solo practitioner in private practice in Lexington and has been an attorney for 28 years.
She was previously General Counsel and Senior Vice President for the United States Equestrian Federation Inc. (2004-2007), several private firms and was an assistant commonwealth's attorney in Fayette County (1993-1994).
She is also a former Kentucky assistant attorney general. She was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 1980 after obtaining her juris doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law that year.
She is also a member of the American Bar Association and New York Bar Association. She earned her bachelor's degree from Transylvania University, summa cum laude, in 1976.
Additional professional experience details are include in the resume link on the menu bar.
Click on the Video below to listen to Judge Goodman's acceptance speech at her recent Robing Ceremony
Elect Judge Julie Muth Goodman
Fayette County District Court Judge
EXPERIENCE, INTEGRITY, DEDICATION
The District Court has limited jurisdiction, which means it hears only certain types of cases. Ninety percent of all Kentuckians involved in court proceedings appear before District Court. Juvenile matters, city and county ordinances, misdemeanors, traffic offenses, probate of wills, felony preliminary hearings, small claims, and civil cases involving $4,000 or less are all District Court matters, as well as voluntary and involuntary mental commitments and cases relating to domestic violence and abuse. There are 116 district judges in sixty judicial districts in Kentucky. If a district has a high population and a heavy case load, it may consist of only one county but have several judges. In less populated areas, a district may encompass more than one county, but have only one judge who travels among the district's counties to hear cases. In fiscal year 2004, the District Court recorded 829,957 cases filed and 818,827 cases disposed.
(Paid for by the Committee for Judge Julie Goodman)
