Draft:Clerk of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
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The Clerk of the Kentucky Court of Appeals is the chief clerical officer of the Kentucky Court of Appeals. From 1851 until the enactment of the judicial reforms of 1976, it was a statewide elected constitutional office. Today, like its original form, the clerk is appointed by the court.
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Formation1792
First holderThomas Todd
| Clerk of the Kentucky Court of Appeals | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the Commonwealth of Kentucky | |
Incumbent since August 2, 2021Kate Morgan | |
| Formation | 1792 |
| First holder | Thomas Todd |
The current clerk is Kate Morgan, who was appointed in 2021.
History
Establishment
- First established as an elected office by 1850 constitution, with a term of 8 years; provided that if the number of judges decreases then the term shall be reduced to six years
Old Court – New Court Controversy
- Office of the clerk burned in November 1865, destroying nearly all unreported case records
- Thomas L. Jones was accused of being unable to qualify for office due to having engaged in a duel in 1869.
- Clerk Thomas J. Henry was accused of being a raging drunk whose deputies were the ones actually doing the job.
- Two clerks have died in office, WB O'Connell and Charles K. O'Connell, who were father and son.
Modernization
- Since the office's abolishment, exists as an appointive office, chosen by the court
Duties
List of clerks
| No | Image | Name | Term of office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Thomas Todd | 1792 – 1801 |
| 2 | Achilles Sneed | 1801 – September 18, 1825[a] | |
| – |  |
Francis Preston Blair | 1824 – December 30, 1826[b] |
| 3 | Jacob Swigert | October 3, 1825 –1858[c] |
| No. | Image | Name | Party | Term of office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jacob Swigert | October 3, 1825 –1858[d] | ||
| 4 | Rankin R. Revill | Democratic | 1858– June 20, 1860[e] | |
| 5 |  |
Leslie Combs | Union Democratic | 1860–1866 |
| 6 |  |
Alvin Duvall | Democratic | 1866–1874 |
| 7 |  |
Thomas L. Jones | Democratic | 1874–1882 |
| 8 | Thomas J. Henry | Democratic | 1882–1890 | |
| 9 |  |
Woodford W. Longmoor | Democratic | 1890– June 21, 1891[f] |
| interim | George B. Addams | Democratic | 1891 | |
| 10 | Abram Addams | Democratic | August 3, 1891–1897[g] | |
| 11 |  |
Samuel J. Shackelford | Democratic | 1897–1904[h] |
| 12 | J. Morgan Chinn | Democratic | 1904–1908 | |
| 13 |  |
Napier Adams | Republican | 1908–1912 |
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Robert L. Greene | Democratic | 1912–1916 |
| 15 |  |
Rodman W. Keenon | Democratic | 1916–1920 |
| 16 | Roy B. Speck | Republican | 1920–1924 | |
| 17 | John A. Goodman | Democratic | 1924–1928 | |
| 18 | W.B. O'Connell | Democratic | 1928–1932 | |
| 19 | Frank Owens | Democratic | 1932–1936 | |
| 20 | W.B. O'Connell | Democratic | January 6, 1936 – January 7, 1936[i] | |
| 21 | Charles K. O'Connell | Democratic | January 7, 1936 –1944[j] | |
| 22 | Ephffous Ephriam Hughes | Republican | 1944–1948 | |
| 23 | Charles K. O'Connell | Democratic | 1948–1952 | |
| 24 | Acree Austin | Democratic | 1952–1956 | |
| 25 | Charles K. O'Connell | Democratic | 1956 – January 10, 1957[k] | |
| 26 | Doris Owens | Democratic | January 14, 1957 – January 6, 1964[l] | |
| 27 | Drexell R. Davis | Democratic | January 6, 1964 – January 1, 1968 | |
| 28 |  |
Dick Vermillion | Republican | January 1, 1968 – January 3, 1972 |
| 29 | Frances Jones Mills | Democratic | January 3, 1972 – January 5, 1976 | |
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Martha Layne Collins | Democratic | N/A[m] |
| No | Image | Name | Term of office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | John C. Scott | 1983?–1995 | |
| 31 | George Fowler | 1995–? | |
| 32 | George Geoghegan | 2003?–2005 | |
| 33 | Samuel P. Givens Jr. | 2005–2019 | |
| 34 | Rebecca Combs | 2019–2021 | |
| 35 | Kate Morgan | 2021–present |
References
Notes
- Clerk of the Old Court; Died in office September 18, 1825
- Clerk of the New Court; appointment and tenure nullified December 30, 1826.
- Appointed clerk by the Old Court on October 3, 1825, and became first elected clerk in 1851.
- Appointed clerk October 3, 1825, by the Old Court, and became first elected clerk in 1851.
- Died in office June 20, 1860.
- Died June 21, 1891, while in attendance of constitutional convention.
- Elected August 3, 1891.
- The 1891 Constitution called for the next elected clerk to serve a six-year term.
- Sworn into office January 6, 1936, and died January 7.
- Appointed January 7, 1936, elected to fill remainder of term in November, and won reelection to a full term in 1939.
- Died January 10, 1957.
- Appointed January 14, 1957, elected to fill remainder of term later that year, and won reelection to full term in 1959.
- Elected in 1975, but never assumed office due to the position's abolishment on January 1, 1976. Sworn in as the first Clerk of the Kentucky Supreme Court on January 5.