KY Supreme Court Elections
They don’t always garner as much attention that races higher on the ticket get, but elections for the Kentucky Supreme Court have just as significant an impact on your job, your family and your economic future as any other election. That’s because the courts have the power to rule on laws enacted by the legislature and enforced by the executive branch. When justices are elected who feel that the power of the courts are beyond that of the other two branches, they go even further – using the Supreme Court as a tool to set their own policy and in effect enact their own laws.
Daniel J. Venters is an associate justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court. He was appointed to this position on August 8, 2008 by Democratic Governor Steve BeShear representing Kentucky's Third Supreme Court District. His current term expires in 2010. He is the only candidate running for a spot on the Kentucky Supreme Court.
