David Buckingham (judge)

David Buckingham is a former Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court.

David Buckingham
Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
In office
April 8, 2019 – December 11, 2019
Appointed byMatt Bevin
Preceded byBill Cunningham
Succeeded byChristopher Shea Nickell
Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
In office
December 1996 – May 1, 2006
Appointed byPaul E. Patton
Preceded byJ. William Howerton
Succeeded byDonna L. Dixon
Judge of the 42nd Kentucky Circuit Court
In office
November 1986 – December 1996
Preceded byJohn Clay Lovett
Succeeded byDennis Ray Foust
Judge of the 42nd Kentucky District Court
In office
January 4, 1982 – November 1986
Preceded bySid Easley
Succeeded byMax Wallis Parker
Personal details
EducationMurray State University
University of Louisville School of Law (JD)

Education

Buckingham graduated from Murray State University in 1974 and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1977.[1][2]

State judicial career

He began his 29-year judicial career in 1982 as a district judge for the 42nd Judicial District. Following that role, Judge Buckingham served as a circuit judge for the 42nd Judicial Circuit from 1986 to 1996. Judge Buckingham served as a Kentucky Court of Appeals judge from 1996 to 2006 and as the senior judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeals from 2006 to 2010.[1][2]

Appointment to Kentucky Supreme Court

Buckingham was one of three candidates to put forth his name for consideration.[3] On March 27, 2019, Governor Matt Bevin appointed Buckingham to the Supreme Court, to the seat vacated by the retirement of Bill Cunningham.[1][2] Buckingham remained on the court until December 11, 2019, when former Kentucky Court of Appeals judge Christopher S. Nickell, who had won a special election in November 2019, was sworn in.

References
  1. Nicole Burton (March 27, 2019). "Gov. Bevin Appoints Hon. David C. Buckingham to First Supreme Court District of Kentucky". Kentucky.gov. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  2. Latek, Tom (27 March 2019). "Murray attorney to fill vacancy on Kentucky Supreme Court". Kentucky Today. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  3. Wright, John (March 15, 2019). "Buckingham seeks seat on state Supreme Court". Murray Ledger and Times. Retrieved April 17, 2019.


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