David Allen Barber
Kentucky Supreme Court
In office
March 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)  December 2015 (2015-12)
Appointed bySteve Beshear
Preceded byWill T. Scott
Succeeded bySamuel T. Wright III
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
EducationJuris Doctor
Alma materUniversity of Louisville School of Law[1]

David Allen Barber was a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court from March 23, 2015, to December 2015 for the 7th district.[2][1]

He obtained a degree in communication in 1960 from University of Louisville, followed by a masters is speech communication in 1991 from the University of Illinois, then he obtained his Juris Doctor in 1994 from the University of Louisville School of Law.[3]

Barber was admitted to the Kentucky Bar Association on the May 7, 1981.[4]

He served from 2000 until 2007 on the Kentucky Court of Appeals court for the 7th district, and had also worked as an attorney in both public and private practice.[1] He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Louisville School of Law.[1]

Barber was appointed by Kentucky governor Steve Beshear to fill the vacant seat that the resignation of Will T. Scott had left.[5] The position was only until elections in November of the same year, when Samuel T. Wright III won the position, Barber did not run.[6] Prior to the appointment he had been working as policy and legal advisor to Greg Stumbo.[1]

In 2018 he ran for the Kentucky Court of Appeals but was defeated by Larry E. Thompson who gained 53.9% of the vote.[7]

In 2020 governor Andy Beshear appointed Barber to be circuit judge for the 21st Judicial Circuit, Division 2, of Kentucky.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Supreme Court Justice David Allen Barber". September 11, 2015. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. "Supreme Court Justice David A. Barber to be sworn in Monday". Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  3. "David Allen Barber". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  4. "David A. Barber". Kentucky Bar Association. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. "David Allen Barber appointed Supreme Court justice". Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  6. "November 3, 2015Official 2015 General Election Results" (PDF). elect.ky.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  7. "Kentucky intermediate appellate court elections, 2018". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  8. "Beshear makes appointments to Ky. boards and commissions". Retrieved August 29, 2022.


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