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Nominees named for Daviess County Family Court judgeship

Three nominees announced

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 12, 2016) — The Judicial Nominating Commission, led by Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr., today announced nominees for a new Family Court judgeship in Daviess County. Daviess County is the 6th Judicial Circuit.

The attorney selected for the post will be the first Family Court judge for Daviess County. The Judicial Branch requested the judgeship in its 2016-2018 biennial budget bill and the 2016 Kentucky General Assembly approved the funding.

The three nominees are:

  • Julia Hawes Gordon of Maceo: Gordon is in private practice. She earned her juris doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law.
  • Susan Candelaria Montalvo-Gesser of Owensboro: Montalvo-Gesser is an attorney with Kentucky Legal Aid. She earned her juris doctor from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law.
  • Angela Lynn Thompson of Owensboro: Thompson is in private practice and is a domestic relations commissioner for Daviess County. She earned her juris doctor from the Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law.