Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Judicial Nominating Commission, led by Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr., today announced nominees to fill the vacant Circuit Court judgeship in the 18th Judicial Circuit, Division 1, consisting of Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton and Robertson counties.

The three attorneys named as nominees to fill the vacancy are Edwin M. Culbertson, Jay Brett Delaney and Peter Canavan Newberry.

The Circuit Court judgeship was left vacant by Judge Robert W. McGinnis, who resigned Jan. 31 to join the Senior Judges Program.

Nominees

Edwin M. Culbertson of Cynthiana is the assistant county attorney for Harrison County. He earned his juris doctor at the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, graduating in 1975.

Jay Brett Delaney of Cynthiana is the District Court judge for the 18th Judicial District, which consists of Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton and Robertson counties. He earned his juris doctor at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder, Colo., graduating in 1991.

Peter Canavan Newberry of Berry is the attorney for the city of Berry. He earned his juris doctor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law in Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating in 1987.