Impeachment imbroglio: Should Justice Goodwine hear Lexington judge’s challenge?

By: McKenna Horsley

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: March 30, 2026

Words: 794

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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Kentucky House Republicans asked Justice Pamela Goodwine to recuse herself from reviewing an impeachment petition contested before the state’s Supreme Court, while attorneys for the judge at the center of the case are arguing Goodwine should stay on the panel.

Goodwine, who also faced an impeachment petition this year, recused herself from the suit brought by Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Goodman. The House forwarded articles of impeachment against Goodman to the Senate, which …

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