Denise Clayton Has Been Elected The First Black Chief Judge Of The Kentucky Court Of Appeals

By PAULA ROGO  via https://www.essence.com

Judge Denise Clayton has just become the first black woman to serve as the chief judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals judges.

She was elected to the role by her fellow judges and sworn in earlier this month.  She is also the first African American to hold the position, the Associated Press reports.

Her role entails providing administrative oversight to the court while still hearing cases on appeal from lower courts for the next two years, according to the Courier-Journal.

Before her new role, Clayton was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 2007 where she became the first black woman to serve…

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