Nance v. Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts

Opinion of the Court by

Justice NOBLE.

This action arises from a petition filed by Judge William Nance, pursuant to CR 76.36, for a writ enjoining the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) to “cease and desist” from unlawful interference with his powers as “appointing authority” for the employees in his office as a circuit family court judge. In March of 2009, the employment of Sharon Travis, the Family Court Administrator for the 43rd Judicial Circuit, where Judge Nance presides, was terminated after an internal investigation reported that the Administrator created “an atmosphere of fear”…