Budget challenges remain, says KY Chief Justice in annual address

By: Sarah Ladd

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 404

Last Updated: 4 days, 5 hours ago

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FRANKFORT — Kentucky’s Administrative Office of the Courts is operating with 86 fewer people in management, Supreme Court Chief Justice Debra Hembree Lambert said in her State of the Judiciary address Thursday.

The budget passed by the General Assembly in 2026 underfunded some court operations, Lambert previously said. As a result, she rearranged staff positions, focusing cuts to management-level positions.

“Ultimately only 11 employees were separated under the reorganization,” Lambert …

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