Kathy Stein
Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 6th Division
In office
October 21, 2013 – February 2, 2022
Preceded byJo Ann Wise
Succeeded byCarl Devine
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 13th district
In office
January 2009 – October 14, 2013
Preceded byErnesto Scorsone
Succeeded byReggie Thomas
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 75th district
In office
January 1997 – January 2009
Preceded byErnesto Scorsone
Succeeded byKelly Flood
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceLexington, Kentucky
Alma mater

Kathy Stein (born 1955) is an attorney, former member of the Kentucky General Assembly and retired circuit clerk judge.[1] She served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1997 to 2009 before being elected to represent the 13th Kentucky Senate district in 2009,[1] serving until 2013 when she was appointed to the Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 6th Division by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear.

Stein was a member of the Women's Political Caucus, the Criminal Justice Council, and the Governor's Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse.[1] During her time in the Kentucky General Assembly, she became known as a "progressive crusader" who supported women's rights and LGBTQ rights.

Personal life and education

Stein was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1955. She attended Clinch Valley College of the University of Virginia, now known as University of Virginia's College at Wise, to receive her Bachelor of Arts in 1974. The year after her graduation, she worked as the town of Wise, Virginia's treasurer and clerk. She completed some studies at Virginia Tech, and she earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1983.[1][2] She is a retired family judge for Fayette County, Kentucky.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kathy Stein". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  2. ↑ "Kathy W. Stein, JD". CE Central. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  3. ↑ "Kathy Stein". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-09-28.

https://www.richmondregister.com/news/judge-suspended-again-for-actions-in-child-custody-case/article_16b81f46-0f2e-11e7-846d-8b80947699b3.html

https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article244879122.html

https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Fayette-County-judge-suspended-for-a-week-for-misconduct-393145171.html


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