Jones v. Forgy

DEEDRA BENTHALL, Special Justice.

Raised in these appeals is an issue of first impression in the Commonwealth, at least as it pertains to university trustees: does Section 93 of the Kentucky Constitution limit the terms of trustees at the Universities of Kentucky and Louisville to four-years? 1 Or, stated another way, do Sections 164.130(1) and 164.820(3) of the Kentucky Revised Statutes contravene Section 93 of the Constitution by conferring six-year terms upon trustees of the Universities of Kentucky and Louisville?

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Pursuant to Declaration of Rights Actions, the Fayette…