Kentucky’s Judicial Nominating Commission has nominated three candidates to replace former state Supreme Court Justice Will T. Scott.
Will T. Scott resigned in January to enter the Republican race for governor. He has represented the 7th Supreme Court District, which covers much Eastern Kentucky since 2004.
The candidates are all Eastern Kentucky attorneys: David Allen Barber from Prestonsburg, Roger Donald Riggs from Mount Sterling and Janet Stumbo from Van Lear.
Barber is an advisor for House Speaker Greg Stumbo and a former Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge. Riggs was a judge in the Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims, which deals with worker’s compensation claims in the state. Janet Stumbo has been a Kentucky Court of Appeals judge for the last seven years. She held the 7th District seat from 1993 to 2004, until she was defeated by Will T. Scott.
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear has 60 days to appoint one of the nominees to the seat.
