Bench & Bar September/October 2025

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Thomas M. Williams of Lou isville practices law with the firm Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC. A graduate of the College of William & Mary and the Uni versity of Cincinnati College of Law, he was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 1990 and is also a member of the Indiana Bar.

Judge Steve Alan Wilson of Bowling Green served as Circuit Judge for the 8 th Judicial Circuit in Warren County until January 2023. Prior to taking the bench, he served as Warren County Com monwealth’s Attorney for 13 years. He was selected “Outstanding Young Lawyer” by the Kentucky Bar Association in 1992 and

“Outstanding Commonwealth’s Attorney” by the Kentucky Attor ney General in 1995. A graduate of Western Kentucky University and Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law, he was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 1983. Judge Wilson was enrolled as a Life Fellow by Reynolds Johnston Hinton, LLP at the Inaugural Chief Justice Minton Award Dinner.

John Young of Louisville was pro moted in April 2025 to Executive Director of the Legal Aid Society, Inc., after serving as a staff attorney there since 2001 where he has been dedicated to public service. A graduate of the University of Kentucky and the University of Dayton School of Law, he was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 2001.

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