FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Judicial Nominating Commission, led by Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr., today announced nominees to fill the vacant District Court judgeship in the 60th Judicial District, which serves Cumberland and Monroe counties.
The three attorneys named as nominees to fill the vacancy are Lindsey Gary Bell, Kristi Renee Castillo and Stephen Howard Poindexter, all of Burkesville.
The District Court judgeship was left vacant by Judge Steve D. Hurt, who resigned Jan. 31 to join the Senior Judges Program.
Nominees
Lindsey Gary Bell is the Burkesville city attorney and the school board attorney for the Clinton County Board of Education. He earned his juris doctor at the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, graduating in 1985.
Kristi Renee Castillo is an attorney with the firm of David L. Williams in Burkesville. She earned her juris doctor at the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, graduating in 2003.
Stephen Howard Poindexter is a sole practitioner. He earned his juris doctor at Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Michigan, graduating in 2003.
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