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Kentucky Governor Calls State Judge ‘Incompetent Hack’
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s Republican governor says a judge who ruled against him is an incompetent hack.
Multiple media outlets report Gov. Matt Bevin criticized Franklin County Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd in a radio interview on WKRC-AM in Cincinnati. Monday, Shepherd denied Bevin’s request to take depositions from the staff of the state attorney general’s office and the Kentucky Education Association. Both have sued Bevin in an effort to block implementation of a bill making changes to the state’s pension system.
It’s not the first time Bevin has criticized the judge. Two years ago, he referred to Shepherd as a “political hack” and has said Kentucky should consider changing how judges are selected. Currently, judges in Kentucky are elected in nonpartisan elections.