Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission v. Woods

OPINION AND ORDER

This cause comes before the Court on motion of the Judicial Conduct Commission1 for an order declaring William R. Woods ineligible, by reason of his removal from the office of District Court Judge, to seek election to that office in the November 2000 special election to fill the unexpired term. From the facts, two issues emerge that we must address. First, we must decide whether this Court may consider the motion as an original action under Ky. Const. § 110(2)(a), and in the event this question is answered affirmatively, we must determine the minimum duration pursuant to Ky.…