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Boone County Attorney Neace to Prosecutors Advisory Council among Gov. Bevin appointments


NKyTribune staff report

Boone County Attorney Robert Neace, of Union, has been appointed to the Prosecutors Advisory Council by Gov. Matt Bevin. Neace will be representing county attorneys from counties with a city containing a population greater than 20,000 to serve at the pleasure of the Governor.

Neace

Neace

He is replacing Christian County Attorney Mike Foster, who resigned.

Neace is a former hearing officer for the Commonwealth of Kentucky and a former Assistant Boone County Commonwealth Attorney.

He has served as Boone County Attorney since March 2007.

Neace was admitted to the Kentucky Bar Association in 1985 and his work in private practice focused on general civil litigation.

He is the former chief prosecutor for the Boone County Child Support Division.

Under Neace’s guidance, the Boone County Child Support Office received the “Top Performing Large County Award” from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health & Family Services in 2015.

The nine-member Prosecutors Advisory Council is appointed by the Governor and includes the Attorney General (chairperson), three Commonwealth’s Attorneys, three County Attorneys and two citizen members.

Its responsibilities include providing basic training courses for newly elected Commonwealth’s and County Attorneys and sponsoring the Kentucky Prosecutors Institute, a week-long trial skills course for new prosecutors.

The Council also presides over the financial administration of the Unified Prosecutorial System, which consists of 177 Commonwealth’s and County Attorneys.

Gov. Bevin

Gov. Bevin

Other appointments recently announced by Gov. Bevin include:

*John R. Farris has been appointed as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Kentucky Retirement Systems.
Farris, of Lexington, replaces Michael E. Cherry, of Princeton, whose term expired, for a term expiring March 31, 2020.

Farris is the Interim Vice President of Investments and Chief Financial Officer at Centre College and Founder and President of Commonwealth Economics and LandFund Partners.

He began his career as an economist at the Center for Economics Research at the Research Triangle Institute. Mr. Farris continued his professional career as a senior economics consultant with the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation. From 2006–2007, Mr. Farris served as Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

*Doreen Showalter Goodwin has been appointed as Family Court Judge for the 12th Judicial Circuit, Division 2.

Goodwin, of LaGrange, replaces the Honorable Tim Feeley, who resigned, for a term expiring in November 2016.

The 12th Judicial Circuit is comprised of Henry, Oldham and Trimble counties. Goodwin is a solo law practitioner and served as the master commissioner for Oldham County. She earned her juris doctor at the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law.

*Jane Rice Williams has been reappointed as an Administrative Law Judge in the Department of Workers’ Claims.
Williams, of London, will serve for a term expiring July 14, 2020.

The Governor appoints, with the consent of the Senate, for a term of four years, not more than 19 administrative law judges (ALJs). These ALJs conduct hearings, and otherwise supervise the presentation of evidence and render final decisions, orders or awards regarding workers’ compensation claims.

*Robert Alred, Jr., Anthony Felosi, Danny Castle and Joseph Gluck have been appointed to the Judicial Nominating Commission for the 26th Judicial Circuit and District of Kentucky.

Alred, Jr., of Loyall, is replacing Tina R. Blanton, Wallins, whose term expired, for a term expiring January 1, 2018.

Felosi, of Wallins, is replacing Rosemary Hamm, Harlan, whose term expired, for a term expiring January 1, 2018.

Castle, of Harlan, is replacing Jeremy O. Jackson, Baxter, whose term expired, for a term expiring January 1, 2020.

Gluck, of Cumberland, is replacing Julie A. Jackson, Harlan, whose term expired, for a term expiring January 1, 2020.

The 26th Judicial Circuit and District consists of Harlan County. There are currently 61 nominating commissions in Kentucky, one for the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, one for each judicial circuit and one for each judicial district. If the circuit and district have the same boundaries, then one commission serves both.


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