Judge-elect Jacqueline M. Caldwell will be sworn in as a
Kentucky Court of Appeals judge this Friday, December 6th, at an investiture
ceremony in Bardstown. The event will take place at 1 p.m. central time at the
Nelson County Justice Center at 200 Nelson County Plaza. Justice Debra Hembree
Lambert of the Supreme Court of Kentucky will administer the oath of office to
Judge-elect Caldwell.
Caldwell was elected in November to serve the 3rd Appellate
District, Division 1. The district is composed of 27 counties, including
Russell County. She succeeds Judge Jonathan R. Spalding, who was appointed to
the judgeship to fill the vacancy created when Justice Lambert was elected to
the Supreme Court in November 2018.