David Buckingham (judge)

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David Buckingham
Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
In office
April 8, 2019 – December 11, 2019
Appointed byMatt Bevin
Preceded byBill Cunningham
Succeeded byChristopher Shea Nickell
Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
In office
December 1996 – May 1, 2006
Appointed byPaul E. Patton
Preceded byJ. William Howerton
Succeeded byDonna L. Dixon
Judge of the 42nd Kentucky Circuit Court
In office
November 1986 – December 1996
Preceded byJohn Clay Lovett
Succeeded byDennis Ray Foust
Judge of the 42nd Kentucky District Court
In office
January 4, 1982 – November 1986
Preceded bySid Easley
Succeeded byMax Wallis Parker
Personal details
EducationMurray State University
University of Louisville School of Law (JD)

David Buckingham is a former Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court.

Education[edit]

Buckingham graduated from Murray State University in 1974 and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1977.[1][2]

State judicial career[edit]

He began his 29-year judicial career in 1982 as a district judge for the 42nd Judicial District. Following that role, Judge Buckingham served as a circuit judge for the 42nd Judicial Circuit from 1986 to 1996. Judge Buckingham served as a Kentucky Court of Appeals judge from 1996 to 2006 and as the senior judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeals from 2006 to 2010.[1][2]

Appointment to Kentucky Supreme Court[edit]

Buckingham was one of three candidates to put forth his name for consideration.[3] On March 27, 2019, Governor Matt Bevin appointed Buckingham to the Supreme Court, to the seat vacated by the retirement of Bill Cunningham.[1][2] Buckingham remained on the court until December 11, 2019, when former Kentucky Court of Appeals judge Christopher S. Nickell, who had won a special election in November 2019, was sworn in.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Nicole Burton (March 27, 2019). "Gov. Bevin Appoints Hon. David C. Buckingham to First Supreme Court District of Kentucky". Kentucky.gov. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Latek, Tom (27 March 2019). "Murray attorney to fill vacancy on Kentucky Supreme Court". Kentucky Today. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Wright, John (March 15, 2019). "Buckingham seeks seat on state Supreme Court". Murray Ledger and Times. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
2019
Succeeded by