David Buckingham (judge)
{{short description|Former Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court}}
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|name = David Buckingham
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|office = Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
|term_start = April 8, 2019
|term_end = December 11, 2019
|appointer = Matt Bevin
|predecessor = Bill Cunningham
|successor = Christopher Shea Nickell
|office1 = Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
|term_start1 = December 1996
|term_end1 = May 1, 2006
|appointer1 = Paul E. Patton
|predecessor1= J. William Howerton
|successor1 = Donna L. Dixon
|office2 = Judge of the 42nd Kentucky Circuit Court
|term_start2 = November 1986
|term_end2 = December 1996
|predecessor2= John Clay Lovett
|successor2 = Dennis Ray Foust
|office3 = Judge of the 42nd Kentucky District Court
|term_start3 = January 4, 1982
|term_end3 = November 1986
|predecessor3= Sid Easley
|successor3 = Max Wallis Parker
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|education = Murray State University
University of Louisville School of Law (JD)
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David Buckingham is a former Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court.
Education
Buckingham graduated from Murray State University in 1974 and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1977.{{cite web|author=Nicole Burton|url=https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=KentuckyGovernor&prId=912|title=Gov. Bevin Appoints Hon. David C. Buckingham to First Supreme Court District of Kentucky|website=Kentucky.gov|date=March 27, 2019|accessdate=April 17, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://kentuckytoday.com/stories/murray-attorney-to-fill-vacancy-on-kentucky-supreme-court,18617|title=Murray attorney to fill vacancy on Kentucky Supreme Court|author=Latek, Tom|website=Kentucky Today|date=27 March 2019 |accessdate=April 17, 2019}}
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.
Appointment to Kentucky Supreme Court
Buckingham was one of three candidates to put forth his name for consideration.{{cite web|url=https://www.murrayledger.com/news/local/buckingham-seeks-seat-on-state-supreme-court/article_fa53bf24-46ce-11e9-9545-97f1a9186776.html|title=Buckingham seeks seat on state Supreme Court|author=Wright, John|date=March 15, 2019|website=Murray Ledger and Times|accessdate=April 17, 2019}} On March 27, 2019, Governor Matt Bevin appointed Buckingham to the Supreme Court, to the seat vacated by the retirement of Bill Cunningham. 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
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External links
- {{Ballotpedia|David_Buckingham|David Buckingham}}
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Category:Judges of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
Category:Justices of the Kentucky Supreme Court
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Category:University of Louisville School of Law alumni
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