Noble v. Meagher

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal is from a decision of the Court of Appeals which affirmed the judgment of the circuit court holding that candidate Noble did not meet the required residency qualifications for the position of district judge in the Thirty-ninth Judicial District composed of Breathitt, Powell and Wolfe counties.

The critical issue is whether KRS 118.176 applies to non-partisan judicial races and whether the suit challenging the residency qualifications of Noble was brought in the right court.

Three candidates were entered in the primary election of May 29, 1984, in the…