KY judge reprimanded for ‘hostile,’ ‘undignified’ conduct in courtroom

By: Sarah Ladd

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: March 20, 2026

Words: 502

Last Updated: 18 hours, 24 minutes ago

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A Central Kentucky judge has been reprimanded for yelling at juvenile defendants and more, according to an agreed order released Friday by the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission.

The commission found that District Judge Bolton Bevins violated the Code of Judicial Conduct by engaging in “hostile, impatient, undignified and discourteous conduct demonstrating bias, lack of impartiality, lack of judicial decorum and abuse of judicial authority.”

Bevins “waived formal proceedings” and “has agreed to this …

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