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Gov. Bevin appoints magistrates in Carlisle, Clay and Hopkins counties

Will serve until 2018 election

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 3, 2017) — Gov. Matt Bevin has appointed magistrates in Carlisle, Clay and Hopkins counties.

Lisa Marie Adams, of Bardwell, was appointed magistrate for the First District of Carlisle County, to replace Burley Mathis.

Allan E. Robinson, of Manchester, was appointed magistrate for the Sixth District of Clay County, to replace Johnny Johnson.

William “Bill” Edward Rudd, of Madisonville, was appointed magistrate for the Second District of Hopkins County, to replace Linda Todd.

Adams currently serves as program director for the Carlisle County School System’s S.T.A.R.S. Family Resource and Youth Services Center and actively volunteers with community organizations such as Carlisle County 4-H and the Carlisle County chapter of Ducks Unlimited.

Robinson, a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Engineering, has worked as a mining engineer for Natural Resource Partners since 2003, following a 16-year career with Shamrock Coal Company. He holds licenses in real estate appraisal and land surveying, in addition to numerous engineering and mining certifications.

A longtime Hopkins County resident, Rudd operated a real estate company in Madisonville for more than 30 years. Since 2012, he has served as a senior vice president and business development/commercial lender at First United Bank.

Rudd has chaired numerous community organizations, including the Madisonville Housing Authority, the Madisonville-Hopkins County Economic Development Board, and the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce.

All three will serve until the position is filled in accordance with the results of the November 2018 midterm election, pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 of the Kentucky Constitution.