Bench & Bar July/August 2025

OFFICERS & BAR GOVERNORS

OFFICERS

KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION BOARD OF GOVERNORS OFFICERS AND BAR GOVERNORS FOR 2025-2026 MEET YOUR NEW

The new officers include President Todd V. McMurtry, Fort Mitchell; President- Elect Matthew P. Cook, Bowling Green; Vice Pres ident J. Tanner Watkins, Louisville; Rhonda Jennings Blackburn, Pikeville, imme diate past president; and Young Lawyers Division Chairman Kyle R. Bunnell, Lexington. These officers will serve from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

TODD V. MCMURTRY PRESIDENT

MATTHEW P. COOK PRESIDENT-ELECT

RHONDA JENNINGS BLACKBURN IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

KYLE R. BUNNELL YLD CHAIR

J. TANNER WATKINS VICE PRESIDENT

BAR GOVERNORS

Your new Bar Governors include Matthew C. Tierney, Owensboro, 1 st district bar governor; Stephanie L. McGehee-Shacklette, Bowling Green, 2 nd district bar governor; Sarah Hay Knight, Somerset, 3 rd district bar governor; Sheila P. Hiestand, Louisville, 4 th district bar governor; LaToi D. Mayo, Lexington, 5 th district bar governor; Catherine D. Stavros, Fort Mitchell, 6 th district bar governor and Miranda D. Click, Betsy Layne, 7 th district bar governor. These bar governors will serve from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027.

STEPHANIE L. MCGEHEE SHACKLETTE 2 ND DISTRICT

MATTHEW C. TIERNEY 1 ST DISTRICT

SARAH HAY KNIGHT 3 RD DISTRICT

10 july/august 2025 SHEILA P. HIESTAND 4 TH DISTRICT

MIRANDA D. CLICK 7 TH DISTRICT

LATOI D. MAYO 5 TH DISTRICT

CATHERINE D. STAVROS 6 TH DISTRICT