“The Best Legal Minds Money Can’t Buy”®
Staff members of the Louisville-Jefferson County Public Defender’s office have received numerous individual professional awards, and the office has been nationally recognized as a model program. Among other noteworthy office achievements, its attorneys have argued six (6) cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, including the landmark case of Batson v. Kentucky.
2003 Clara Shortridge Foltz Award (for outstanding achievement by a defender office in the provision of public defense services/co-sponsored by the American Bar Association and the National Legal Aid & Defender Association)
National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) Emery A. Brownell Award (1990):
The Courier-Journal Magazine, “The Best Legal Minds Money Can’t Buy”
NCADP Outstanding Legal Service Award (presented at the Annual Conference of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty in January 2010)
American Bar Association (ABA)
The Dorsey Award
(1997): Daniel T. Goyette, Executive Director/Chief Public Defender
National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA)
Defender Services Award (1986):
David Niehaus & Douglas M. Dowell, Staff Attorneys
NLADA Arthur von Briesen Award (1997):
Robert C. Ewald, President, Board of Directors
Kentucky Bar Association (KBA)
KBA Donated Legal Services Award (1998):
Robert C. Ewald, President, Board of Directors
KBA Justice Thomas B. Spain CLE Award (2003):
Daniel T. Goyette, Executive Director/Chief Public Defender
KBA Outstanding Lawyer Award (2007):
Daniel T. Goyette, Executive Director/Chief Public Defender
KBA President’s Special Service Award (2019):
Daniel T. Goyette, Executive Director/Chief Public Defender
KBA Professionalism and Excellence Award
(1999): Leo G. Smith, Deputy Chief Public Defender
(2001): Donald J. Meier, Chief, Adult Trial Division
(2010): Bruce P. Hackett, Chief, Appellate Division
(2016): Angela M. Rea, Chief, Adult Trial Division
(2017): Amy Hannah, Chief, Adult Trial Division
(2020): Shelia A. Seadler, Senior Trial Attorney
(2021): Adam Braunbeck, Staff Attorney
Louisville Bar Association (LBA)
Special Recognition Award (1988):
Daniel T. Goyette, Executive Director/Chief Public Defender
LBA Distinguished Service Award
(1995): Daniel T. Goyette, Executive Director/Chief Public Defender
(2021): Leo G. Smith, Executive Director/Chief Public Defender
LBA Frank E. Haddad, Jr. Young Lawyer Award:
(2003): William E. Sharp, Chief, Adult Trial Division Team
(2005): Chastity R. Beyl and Misty D. Clark (co-recipients)
Chiefs, Adult Trial Division Teams
(2007): Justin C. Brown, Staff Trial Attorney
(2008): Krsna I. Tibbs, Deputy Chief, Adult Trial Division Team
(2010): Ashley R. Edwards, Staff Trial Attorney
(2012): Lauren L. Knopf, Staff Trial Attorney
(2014): Josh M. Reho, Staff Attorney
(2015): Frederick W. Moore, III, Staff Trial Attorney
Louis D. Brandeis American Inns of Court
Judge Benjamin F. Shobe Civility & Professionalism Award (2014):
Daniel T. Goyette, Executive Director/Chief Public Defender
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville
Outstanding Alumna Award
(1998): Ann Bailey Smith, Chief, Adult Trial Division
(2000): Leo G. Smith, Deputy Chief Public Defender
UofL Dean’s Outstanding Service Award
(2003): Daniel T. Goyette, Executive Director/Chief Public Defender
(2017): Jay Lambert, Director of Training & Performance Evaluation
Cornell Law School
Alumni Exemplary Public Service Award
(2016): Angela M. Rea, Chief, Adult Trial Division
Louisville-Jefferson County Public Defender
Excellence in Advocacy Awards (recipients too numerous to list):
The Walker Award
The ACE Award
The Disconnected Switch Award
The R.P. McMurphy Award
The TEX Award
Department of Public Advocacy (DPA)
The Gideon Award
(1994): Daniel T. Goyette, Executive Director/Chief Public Defender
(2001): Ann Bailey Smith, Chief, Adult Trial Division
(2005): Jay Lambert, Chief, Capital Trial Division
(2008): Donald J. Meier, Chief, Adult Trial Division
(2015): Leo G. Smith, Deputy Chief Public Defender
(2020): Elizabeth McMahon, Deputy Chief Public Defender
Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award
(1998): Col. Paul G. Tobin, Former Executive Director
(1999): Robert C. Ewald, President, Board of Directors
(2019): Daniel T. Goyette, Defender Emeritus
(Former Chief Public Defender)
Lincoln Leadership Award (2004):
Daniel T. Goyette, Executive Director/Chief Public Defender
Furman Award
(2009): Michael C. Lemke, Deputy Chief, Capital Trial Division
(2010): Raymond M. Clooney, Staff Trial Attorney, Capital Trial Division
In re: Gault Award
(1999): Peter L. Schuler, Chief, Juvenile Trial Division
(2002): Patricia L. Echsner, Deputy Chief, Juvenile Trial Division
(2009): Emily Farrar-Crockett, Deputy Chief, Juvenile Trial Division
(2014): Elizabeth McMahon, Chief, Juvenile Trial Division
(2017): Sherry Hurley, Deputy Chief, Juvenile Trail Division
(2021): Michael Ferraraccio, Chief, Juvenile Trial Division
(2022): Lana Fazio, Deputy Chief, Juvenile Trial Division
Rosa Parks Award
(2000): Jerry L. Smothers, Jr., Chief, Investigative Division
(2003): Cindy L. Downs, Chief, Computer Services/Intake Division
(2011): Rose M. Nunn, Staff Investigator
(2012): Lisa Butler, Social Worker
(2015): Sharon D. Johnson, Office Manager/Exec. Admin. Asst.
(2019): Robin J. Rawlins, Chief Investigator
Cindy Lovell Downs Award
(2018): Michael B. Healy, Paralegal
(2018): Rachel R. Holcomb, Paralegal
(2022): Karen Niemiec, Paralegal
Defender Uprising Award
(2018): Querida L. “Que” Christian, Staff Attorney
(2018): Ryan J. Dischinger, Staff Attorney
Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (KACDL)
Gail Robinson Juvenile Justice Award
(2005): Peter L. Schuler, Chief, Juvenile Trial Division
(2008): Emily Farrar-Crockett, Deputy Chief, Juvenile Trial Division
(2011): Leslie K. Smith, Staff Attorney, Juvenile Trial Division
(2015): Elizabeth McMahon, Chief, Juvenile Trial Division
KACDL Frank E. Haddad, Jr. Award
(2007): Donald J. Meier, Chief, Adult Trial Division
(2009): Jay Lambert, Chief, Capital Trial Division
(2011): Chastity R. Beyl, Chief, Adult Trial Division
(2018): Daniel T. Goyette, Chief Public Defender
(2020): Angela M. Rea, Litigation Director
KACDL Clarence Darrow Prodigy Award
(2006): Justin C. Brown, Staff Trial Attorney
(2007): Angela M. Rea, Staff Trial Attorney
(2009): Amy I. Hannah, Staff Trial Attorney
(2012): John M. Mack, Staff Trial Attorney
KACDL Bill of Rights Enforcer Award (2011):
Michael B. Healy, Staff Paralegal
KACDL Special Recognition Award (2009):
Daniel T. Goyette, Executive Director/Chief Public Defender
The following six cases are published opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, in which oral argument was presented by an attorney on the staff of the Louisville-Jefferson County Public Defender’s office:
Kentucky v. Whorton, 441 U.S. 786, 99 S.Ct. 2088, 60 L.Ed. 640 (1979)
Pilon v. Bordenkircher, 444 U.S. 1, 100 S.Ct. 7, 62 L.Ed.2d 1 (1979)
Watkins v. Sowders, 449 U.S. 341, 101 S.Ct. 654, 66 L.Ed.2d 549 (1981)
Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986)
Crane v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 683, 106 S.Ct. 2142, 90 L.Ed.2d 636 (1986)
Stanford v. Kentucky, 492 U.S. 361, 109 S.Ct. 2969, 106 L.Ed.2d 306 (1989)
Additionally, the Louisville-Jefferson County Public Defender’s office has handled thousands of appellate cases in the state and federal courts resulting in published opinions by the Supreme Court of Kentucky, the Kentucky Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the United States District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky.
Moore v. Cowan, 560 F.2d 1298 (6th Cir. 1977)
Pilon v. Bordenkircher, 593 F.2d 264 (6th Cir. 1979)
Eberhardt v. Bordenkircher, 605 F.2d 275 (6th Cir. 1979)
Mayes v. Sowders, 621 F.2d 850 (6th Cir. 1980)
Robinson v. Smith, 624 F.2d 54 (6th Cir. 1980)
Polk v. Sowders, 624 F.2d 1100 (6th Cir. 1980)
Wells v. Sowders, 624 F.2d 1102 (6th Cir. 1980)
Turnbill v. Bordenkircher, 634 F.2d 336 (6th Cir. 1980)
Whiteside v. Parke, 705 F.2d 869 (6th Cir. 1983)
Finney v. Rothgerber, 751 F.2d 858 (6th Cir. 1985)
Murphy v. Sowders, 607 F.Supp. 385 (D.C. Ky. 1985)
Murphy v. Sowders, 801 F.2d 205 (6th Cir. 1986)
Carwile v. Smith, 874 F.2d 382 (6th Cir. 1989)
Dunn v. Simmons, 877 F.2d 1275 (6th Cir. 1989)
Dale v. Haeberlin, 878 F.2d 930 (6th Cir. 1989)
Crane v. Sowders, 708 F.Supp. 163 (W.D. Ky. 1989)
Crane v. Sowders, 889 F.2d 715 (6th Cir. 1989)
Williamson v. Parke, 963 F.2d 863 (6th Cir. 1992)
Stoner v. Sowders, 997 F.2d 209 (6th Cir. 1993)
Kuhnle v. Kassulke, Ky., 489 S.W.2d 833 (1973)
Evans v. Commonwealth, Ky., 500 S.W.2d 430 (1973)
Calvert v. Commonwealth, Ky., 501 S.W.2d 591 (1973)
Baker v. Commonwealth, Ky., 505 S.W.2d 187 (1974)
Henderson v. Commonwealth, Ky., 507 S.W.2d 454 (1974)
Tiitsman v. Commonwealth, Ky., 509 S.W.2d 275 (1974)
Wydman v. Commonwealth, Ky., 512 S.W.2d 507 (1974)
Tobin v. Commonwealth, Ky., 517 S.W.2d 498 (1974)
Butler v. Commonwealth, Ky., 536 S.W.2d 139 (1976)
Pilon v. Commonwealth, Ky., 544 S.W.2d 228 (1976)
Romans v. Commonwealth, Ky., 547 S.W.2d 128 (1977)
Beason v. Commonwealth, Ky., 548 S.W.2d 835 (1977)
Newell v. Commonwealth, Ky., 549 S.W.2d 89 (1977)
Trowel v. Commonwealth, Ky., 550 S.W.2d 530 (1977)
Summitt v. Commonwealth, Ky., 550 S.W.2d 548 (1977)
Luttrell v. Commonwealth, Ky., 554 S.W.2d 75 (1977)
Cain v. Commonwealth, Ky., 554 S.W.2d 369 (1977)
Jones v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 556 S.W.2d 918 (1977)
Newton v. Commonwealth, Ky., 558 S.W.2d 167 (1977)
Brown v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 564 S.W.2d 21 (1977)
Wells v. Commonwealth, Ky., 561 S.W.2d 85 (1978)
Mann v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 561 S.W.2d 335 (1978)
Sears v. Commonwealth, Ky., 561 S.W.2d 672 (1979)
Mayes v. Commonwealth, Ky., 563 S.W.2d 4 (1978)
Smith v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 563 S.W.2d 494 (1978)
Brown v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 564 S.W.2d 24 (1978)
Mason v. Commonwealth, Ky., 565 S.W.2d 140 (1978)
Watkins v. Commonwealth, Ky., 565 S.W.2d 630 (1978)
Hebert v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 566 S.W.2d 798 (1978)
Thomas v. Commonwealth, Ky., 567 S.W.2d 299 (1978)
Crawley v. Commonwealth, Ky., 568 S.W.2d 927 (1978)
McDonald v. Commonwealth, Ky., 569 S.W.2d 134 (1978)
Williams v. Commonwealth, Ky., 569 S.W.2d 139 (1978)
Robinson v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 569 S.W.2d 183 (1978)
Whorton v. Commonwealth, Ky., 570 S.W.2d 627 (1978)
Martin v. Commonwealth, Ky., 571 S.W.2d 613 (1978)
Keller v. Commonwealth, Ky., 572 S.W.2d 157 (1978)
Arnold v. Commonwealth, Ky., 573 S.W.2d 344 (1978)
Polk v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 574 S.W.2d 335 (1978)
Commonwealth v. Appleby, Ky. App., 586 S.W.2d 266 (1978)
Taylor v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 577 S.W.2d 46 (1979)
Harris v. Commonwealth, Ky., 579 S.W.2d 111 (1979)
Wagner v. Commonwealth, Ky., 581 S.W.2d 352 (1979)
Van Dyke v. Commonwealth, Ky., 581 S.W.2d 563 (1979)
Crawley v. Kunzman, Ky., 585 S.W.2d 387 (1979)
Whorton v. Commonwealth, Ky., 585 S.W.2d 388 (1979)
Douglas v. Commonwealth, Ky., 586 S.W.2d 16 (1979)
Commonwealth v. Gully, Ky., 586 S.W.2d 266 (1979)
Sweatt v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 586 S.W.2d 289 (1979)
Appleby v. Commonwealth, Ky., 589 S.W.2d 877 (1979)
Commonwealth v. Gilbert, Ky., 590 S.W.2d 681 (1979)
Beechman v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 594 S.W.2d 898 (1979)
Allen v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 596 S.W.2d 21 (1979)
Gully v. Commonwealth, Ky., 600 S.W.2d 457 (1979)
Heady v. Commonwealth, Ky., 597 S.W.2d 613 (1980)
Robertson v. Commonwealth, Ky., 597 S.W.2d 864 (1980)
McClain v. Commonwealth, Ky., 607 S.W.2d 421 (1980)
Smith v. Commonwealth, Ky., 610 S.W.2d 602 (1980)
Commonwealth v. Boarman, Ky. App., 610 S.W.2d 922 (1980)
Tabor v. Commonwealth, Ky., 613 S.W.2d 133 (1981)
Frazier v. Commonwealth, Ky., 613 S.W.2d 423 (1981)
Commonwealth v. Morris, Ky., 613 S.W.2d 616 (1981)
Commonwealth v. Gordon, Ky., 621 S.W.2d 27 (1981)
Thompson v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 621 S.W.2d 36 (1981)
Polk v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 622 S.W.2d 223 (1981)
Rhodes v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 622 S.W.2d 677 (1981)
Cardine v. Commonwealth, Ky., 623 S.W.2d 895 (1981)
Tabor v. Commonwealth, Ky., 625 S.W.2d 571 (1981)
Hayes v. Commonwealth, Ky., 625 S.W.2d 575 (1981)
Marshall v. Commonwealth, Ky., 625 S.W.2d 581 (1981)
Hayes v. Commonwealth, Ky., 625 S.W.2d 583 (1981)
Commonwealth v. Hamblem, Ky. App., 628 S.W.2d 345 (1981)
Patterson v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 630 S.W.2d 73 (1981)
Malone v. Commonwealth, Ky., 636 S.W.2d 647 (1982)
Finney v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 638 S.W.2d 709 (1982)
Houston v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 641 S.W.2d 42 (1982)
Taylor v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 642 S.W.2d 344 (1982)
Adkins v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 647 S.W.2d 502 (1982)
Jackson v. Commonwealth, Ky., 650 S.W.2d 250 (1983)
Murphy v. Commonwealth, Ky., 652 S.W.2d 69 (1983)
Sullivan v. Commonwealth, Ky., 655 S.W.2d 487 (1983)
Burns v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 655 S.W.2d 497 (1983)
Haymon v. Commonwealth, Ky., 657 S.W.2d 239 (1983)
Estep v. Commonwealth, Ky., 663 S.W.2d 213 (1983)
Commonwealth v. Richardson, Ky., 674 S.W.2d 515 (1984)
Gavel v. Commonwealth, Ky., 674 S.W.2d 953 (1984)
Commonwealth v. Hinton, Ky., 678 S.W.2d 388 (1984)
Summit v. Mudd, Ky., 679 S.W.2d 225 (1984)
Polk v. Commonwealth, Ky., 679 S.W.2d 231 (1984)
Commonwealth v. Reed, Ky. App., 680 S.W.2d 134 (1984)
Commonwealth v. Hollingsworth, Ky., 685 S.W.2d 546 (1984)
Macklin v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 687 S.W.2d 540 (1984)
Dunn v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 689 S.W.2d 23 (1984)
Crane v. Commonwealth, Ky., 690 S.W.2d 753 (1985)
Roney v. Commonwealth, Ky., 695 S.W.2d 863 (1985)
Commonwealth v. Steiber, Ky., 697 S.W.2d 135 (1985)
Moody v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 698 S.W.2d 530 (1985)
McCloud v. Commonwealth, Ky., 698 S.W.2d 822 (1985)
Dunn v. Commonwealth, Ky., 703 S.W.2d 874 (1985)
Evans v. Commonwealth, Ky., 702 S.W.2d 424 (1986)
Adcock v. Commonwealth, Ky., 702 S.W.2d 440 (1986)
Weatherford v. Commonwealth, Ky., 703 S.W.2d 882 (1986)
Smith v. Commonwealth, Ky., 707 S.W.2d 342 (1986)
Commonwealth v. Burnley, Ky., 710 S.W.2d 221 (1986)
Woods v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 712 S.W.2d 363 (1986)
Dale v. Commonwealth, Ky., 715 S.W.2d 227 (1986)
McClellan v. Commonwealth, Ky., 715 S.W.2d 464 (1986)
McMillen v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 717 S.W.2d 508 (1986)
Williams v. Commonwealth, Ky., 721 S.W.2d 710 (1986)
Mills v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 723 S.W.2d 859 (1986)
Wade v. Commonwealth, Ky., 724 S.W.2d 207 (1986)
Roston v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 724 S.W.2d 221 (1986)
Edmondson v. Commonwealth, Ky., 725 S.W.2d 595 (1987)
Crane v. Commonwealth, Ky., 726 S.W.2d 302 (1987)
Shanklin v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 730 S.W.2d 535 (1987)
Morgan v. Commonwealth, Ky., 730 S.W.2d 935 (1987)
Stanford v. Commonwealth, Ky., 734 S.W.2d 781 (1987)
Commonwealth v. Reneer, Ky., 734 S.W.2d 794 (1987)
Williams v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 734 S.W.2d 810 (1987)
Commonwealth v. Messex, Ky., 736 S.W.2d 341 (1987)
Smith v. Commonwealth, Ky., 737 S.W.2d 683 (1987)
Rose v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 738 S.W.2d 835 (1987)
Stump v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 747 S.W.2d 607 (1987)
Simpson v. Commonwealth, Ky., 759 S.W.2d 224 (1988)
Lemon v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 760 S.W.2d 94 (1988)
Campbell v. Schroering, Ky. App., 763 S.W.2d 145 (1988)
Commonwealth v. Gilbert, Ky. App., 768 S.W.2d 62 (1989)
F.T.P. v. Courier-Journal and L. …, Ky., 774 S.W.2d 444 (1989)
Cosby v. Commonwealth, Ky., 776 S.W.2d 367 (1989)
Commonwealth v. Martin, Ky. App., 777 S.W.2d 236 (1989)
Howard v. Commonwealth, Ky., 777 S.W.2d 888 (1989)
Logan v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 785 S.W.2d 497 (1989)
Berry v. Commonwealth, Ky., 782 S.W.2d 625 (1990)
Commonwealth v. Crawford, Ky., 789 S.W.2d 779 (1990)
Harris v. Commonwealth, Ky., 793 S.W.2d 802 (1990)
Offutt v. Commonwealth, Ky., 799 S.W.2d 815 (1990)
Taylor v. Commonwealth, Ky., 821 S.W.2d 72 (1990)
Shields v. Commonwealth, Ky., 812 S.W.2d 152 (1991)
Commonwealth v. Shively, Ky., 814 S.W.2d 572 (1991)
Commonwealth v. Miles, Ky. App., 816 S.W.2d 657 (1991)
Smith v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 818 S.W.2d 620 (1991)
Stark v. Commonwealth, Ky., 828 S.W.2d 603 (1991)
Ramey v. Commonwealth, Ky., 824 S.W.2d 851 (1992)
Commonwealth v. Corey, Ky., 826 S.W.2d 319 (1992)
Ellis v. Commonwealth, Ky., 828 S.W.2d 360 (1992)
Crane v. Commonwealth, Ky., 833 S.W.2d 813 (1992)
Hazel v. Commonwealth, Ky., 833 S.W.2d 831 (1992)
Wilson v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 839 S.W.2d 17 (1992)
Porter v. Commonwealth, Ky., 841 S.W.2d 166 (1992)
Commonwealth v. Nelson, Ky., 841 S.W.2d 628 (1992)
Commonwealth v. Wilcoxson, Ky., 846 S.W.2d 719 (1992)
Holbrook v. Knopf, Ky., 847 S.W.2d 52 (1992)
Mace v. Morris, Ky., 851 S.W.2d 457 (1993)
Pettiway v. Commonwealth, Ky., 860 S.W.2d 766 (1993)
Alexander v. Commonwealth, Ky., 862 S.W.2d 856 (1993)
McCarthy v. Commonwealth, Ky., 867 S.W.2d 469 (1993)
Porter v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 869 S.W.2d 48 (1993)
Commonwealth v. Sego, Ky., 872 S.W.2d 441 (1994)
McGinnis v. Commonwealth, Ky., 875 S.W.2d 518 (1994)
Linehan v. Commonwealth, Ky., 878 S.W.2d 8 (1994)
Harris v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 878 S.W.2d 801 (1994)
Johnson v. Commonwealth, Ky., 833 S.W.2d 482 (1994)
Commonwealth v. Crowder, Ky., 884 S.W.2d 649 (1994)
Commonwealth v. Potts, Ky., 884 S.W.2d 654 (1994)
West v. Commonwealth, Ky., 887 S.W.2d 338 (1994)
Humble v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 887 S.W.2d 567 (1994)
Warren v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 903 S.W.2d 907 (1994)
Whalen v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 891 S.W.2d 86 (1995)
Curley v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 895 S.W.2d 10 (1995)
Roberts v. Commonwealth, Ky., 896 S.W.2d 4 (1995)
Commonwealth v. Smith, Ky. App., 898 S.W.2d 496 (1995)
Abernathy v. Nicholson, Ky., 899 S.W.2d 85 (1995)
Terhune v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 907 S.W.2d 779 (1995)
Corman v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 908 S.W.2d 122 (1995)
Sutherland v. Commonwealth, Ky., 910 S.W.2d 235 (1995)
Alcorn v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 910 S.W.2d 716 (1995)
Savage v. Commonwealth, Ky., 920 S.W.2d 512 (1995)
Smith v. Commonwealth, Ky., 920 S.W.2d 514 (1995)
Turner v. Commonwealth, Ky., 914 S.W.2d 343 (1996)
Stroud v. Commonwealth, Ky., 922 S.W.2d 382 (1996)
Bowling v. Commonwealth, Ky., 926 S.W.2d 667 (1996)
Phipps v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 933 S.W.2d 825 (1996)
Brown v. Commonwealth, Ky., 934 S.W.2d 242 (1996)
Commonwealth v. Anderson, Ky., 934 S.W.2d 276 (1996)
Commonwealth v. Halsell, Ky., 934 S.W.2d 552 (1996)
Savage v. Commonwealth, Ky., 939 S.W.2d 325 (1996)
Commonwealth v. Fint, Ky., 940 S.W.2d 896 (1997)
Commonwealth v. Burge, Ky., 947 S.W.2d 805 (1996)
Butts v. Commonwealth, Ky., 953 S.W.2d 943 (1997)
Commonwealth v. Maddox, Ky., 955 S.W.2d 718 (1997)
Kennedy v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 962 S.W.2d 880 (1997)
Gaither v. Commonwealth, Ky., 963 S.W.2d 621 (1997)
Young v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 968 S.W.2d 670 (1998)
Britt v. Commonwealth, Ky., 965 S.W.2d 147 (1998)
Brutley v. Commonwealth, Ky., 967 S.W.2d 20 (1998)
Felts v. Commonwealth, Ky., 967 S.W.2d 574 (1998)
Jackson v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 972 S.W.2d 286 (1997)
Prince v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 987 S.W.2d 324 (1997)
Commonwealth vs. Nunnally, Ky., 920 S.W.2d 523 (1996)
Davis v. Commonwealth, Ky., 967 S.W.2d 574 (1998)
Wilson v. Commonwealth, Ky., 975 S.W.2d 901 (1998)
Brown v. Commonwealth, Ky., 975 S.W.2d 922 (1998)
Hudson v. Commonwealth, Ky., 979 S.W.2d 106 (1998)
Stephenson v. Commonwealth, Ky., 982 S.W.2d 200 (1998)
Samples v. Commonwealth, Ky., 983 S.W.2d 151 (1998)
Taylor v. Commonwealth, Ky., 987 S.W.2d 302 (1998)
Moore v. Commonwealth, Ky., 990 S.W.2d 618 (1999)
Allen v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 997 S.W.2d 483 (1999)
Commonwealth v. Todd, Ky. App., 12 S.W.3d 695 (1999)
Commonwealth v. Ryan, Ky., 5 S.W.3d 113 (1999)
Cornelison v. Commonwealth, Ky., 990 S.W.2d 609 (1999)
Belt v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 2 S.W.3d 790 (1999)
Turner v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 10 S.W.3d 136 (1999)
Walker v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 10 S.W.3d 492 (1999)
Johnson v. Commonwealth, Ky., 12 S.W.3d 258 (1999)
T.A. v. Byer, Ky., 13 S.W.3d 629 (2000)
Brashars v. Commonwealth, Ky., 25 S.W.3d 58 (2000)
Burnett v. Commonwealth, Ky., 31 S.W.3d 878 (2000)
Commonwealth v. Blincoe, Ky. App., 33 S.W.3d 533 (2000)
Ware v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 34 S.W.3d 383 (2000)
Commonwealth v. Blincoe, Ky. App., 34 S.W.3d 822 (2000)
Holloman v. Commonwealth, Ky., 37 S.W.3d 764 (2001)
Haight v. Commonwealth, Ky., 41 S.W.3d 436 (2001)
Colbert v. Commonwealth, Ky., 43 S.W.3d 777 (2001)
Commonwealth v. Ingram, Ky., 46 S.W.3d 569 (2001)
J.D.K. v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 54 S.W.3d 174 (2001)
Commonwealth v. Higgs, Ky., 59 S.W.3d 886 (2001)
Thompkins v. Commonwealth, Ky., 54 S.W.3d 147 (2001)
Buford v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 58 S.W.3d 490 (2001)
Donovan v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 60 S.W.3d 581 (2001)
Ward v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 62 S.W.3d 399 (2001)
Tolley v. Commonwealth, Ky. App., 65 S.W.3d 531 (2001)
Commonwealth v. Banks, Ky., 68 S.W.3d 347 (2001)
Commonwealth v. Vincent, Ky., 70 S.W.3d 422 (2002)
Hyatt v. Commonwealth, Ky., 72 S.W.3d 566 (2002)
Martinez v. Commonwealth, Ky., 72 S.W.3d 581 (2002)
Commonwealth v. Philpott, Ky., 75 S.W.3d 209 (2002)
Manns v. Commonwealth, Ky., 80 S.W.3d 439 (2002)
Doss v. McDonald, Ky., 82 S.W.3d 867 (2002)
Nelson v. Shake, Ky., 82 S.W.3d 914 (2002)
Rogers v. Commonwealth, Ky., 86 S.W.3d 29 (2002)
Commonwealth v. Townsend, Ky., 87 S.W.3d 12 (2002)
Commonwealth v. Yelder, Ky. App., 88 S.W.3d 435 (2002)
Commonwealth v. Whitmore, Ky., 92 S.W.3d 76 (2002)
Commonwealth v. Christie, Ky., 98 S.W.3d 485 (2002)
Neal v. Commonwealth, Ky., 95 S.W.3d 843 (2003)
Arnold v. Commonwealth, Ky., 109 S.W.3d 161 (2003)
O’Neil v. Commonwealth, Ky.App., 114 S.W.3d 860 (2003)
Peterson v. Shake, Ky., 120 S.W.3d 707 (2003)
Wheeler v. Commonwealth, Ky., 121 S.W.3d 173 (2003)
Parrish v. Commonwealth, Ky., 121 S.W.3d 198 (2003)
Commonwealth v. Barroso, Ky., 122 S.W.3d 554 (2003)
Commonwealth v. Deweese, Ky.App., 141 S.W.3d 372 (2003)
Parson v. Commonwealth, Ky., 144 S.W.3d 775 (2004)
Williams v. Commonwealth, Ky., 147 S.W.3d 1 (2004)
Cosby v. Commonwealth, Ky., 147 S.W.3d 56 (2004)
Commonwealth v. C.J., Ky., 156 S.W.3d 296 (2005)
Commonwealth v. Sowell, Ky., 157 S.W.3d 616 (2005)
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With the passage of HB 568 by the Kentucky Legislature on March 16, 2023, the legal services provided by the Louisville – Jefferson County Public Defender Corporation (“Public Defender Corporation”) will be terminated as of June 30, 2024. The Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy (“DPA”) will provide those legal services beginning on July 1, 2024.
As a result, Public Defender Corporation will cease its regular business and operations on June 30, 2024. For further information regarding the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy, including employment opportunities, please go to: https://dpa.ky.gov/.
Beginning July 1st, you can contact the DPA Louisville Trial Office at this toll-free number: 833-934-5953. If you need to call the DPA Frankfort Office, that number is: (502) 564-8006.
