Louisville Lawyers Rate Judicial Candidates
The Louisville Bar Association has polled its members and come up with rankings for the candidates in the Jefferson County judicial races. It appears former state legislator Louis Guenthner is the only candidate who had more lawyers rate him "unqualified" than "qualified."
Louisville Bar Association
2008 Judicial Candidate Poll
HIGHLY QUALIFIED - HQ
QUALIFIED - Q
UNQUALIFIED - U
DO NOT KNOW CANDIDATE -DN
NOT RATED - NR
TOTAL VOTES CAST - Total
JUDICIAL RACE/CANDIDATE
SUPREME COURT OF KENTUCKY
LISABETH HUGHES ABRAMSON
65.7% (489) HQ
18.3% (136) Q
2.2% (16) U
8.6% (64) DN
5.2% (39) NR
100% (744) Total
JAMES M. "JIM" SHAKE
58.7% (437) HQ
28.6% (213) Q
2.6% (19) U
5.5% (41) DN
4.6% (34) NR
100% (744) Total votes
JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, 4TH DIV.
W. DOUGLAS KEMPER
21.4% (159) HQ
25.5% (190) Q
12.8% (95) U
31.0% (231) DN
9.3% (69) NR
100% (744) Total
CHARLIE CUNNINGHAM
26.3% (196) HQ
23.1% (172) Q
3.9% (29) U
36.7% (273) DN
9.9% (74) NR
100% (744) Total
ROBERT "BOB" SILVERTHORN
25.8% (192) HQ
26.3% (196) Q
3.9% (29) U
35.1% (261) DN
8.9% (66) NR
100% (744) Total
LOUIE GUENTHNER
1.7% (13) HQ
9.8% (73) Q
20.8% (155) U
54.4% (405) DN
13.2% (98) NR
100% (744) Total
JEFFERSON DISTRICT COURT, 16TH DIV.
ALLYSON COX
2.4% (18) HQ
9.9% (74) Q
9.5% (71) U
67.1% (499) DN
11.0% (82) NR
100% (744) Total
SHELLEY SANTRY
7.1% (53) HQ
10.6% (79) Q
7.7% (57) U
63.4% (472) DN
11.2% (83) NR
100% (744) total
ANNE DEDMAN WATKINS
1.9% (14) HQ
6.6% (49) Q
7.3% (54) U
73.1% (544) DN
11.2% (83) NR
100% (744) total
LAURA PRATER RUSSELL
1.7% (13) HQ
3.5% (26) Q
7.4% (55) U
75.7% (563)DN
11.7% (87) NR
100% (744) total
DAVID LARRY HOLTON II
16.4% (122) HQ
18.1% (135) Q
5.9% (44) U
49.6% (369) DN
9.9% (74) NR
100% (744) total
ANN BAILEY SMITH
30.6% (228) HQ
13.7% (102) Q
2.2% (16) U
44.1% (328) DN
9.4% (70) NR
100% (744) TOTAL
PAT MULVIHILL
3.8% (28) HQ
9.0% (67) Q
6.3% (47) U
69.1% (514) DN
11.8% (88) NR
100% (744) TOTAL
BENJAMIN FRANCIS WYMAN
5.0% (37) HQ
13.0% (97) Q
7.1% (53) U
64.4% (479) DN
10.5% (78) NR
100% (744) TOTAL
MATTHEW H. WELCH
34.7% (258) HQ
20.6% (153) Q
2.3% (17) U
33.1% (246) DN
9.4% (70) NR
100% (744) TOTAL
SHEILA BERMAN
4.7% (35) HQ
5.8% (43) Q
4.6% (34) U
72.6% (540) DN
12.4% (92) NR
100% (744) TOTAL
AARON J. SILLETTO
3.4% (25) HQ
8.2% (61) Q
7.5% (56) U
68.5% (510) DN
12.4% (92) NR
100% (744) TOTAL
KATIE KING
2.3% (17) HQ
5.5% (41) Q
18.1% (135) U
62.4% (464) DN
11.7% (87) NR
100% (744) TOTAL
JAN FIRKINS BRIGHTWELL
6.7% (50) HQ
16.9% (126)Q
15.3% (114) U
49.1% (365) DN
12.0% (89) NR
100% (744) TOTAL
DAVID P. BOWLES
11.7% (87) HQ
16.7% (124) Q
6.2% (46) U
54.8% (408) DN
10.6% (79) NR
100% (744) TOTAL