Bench & Bar September/October 2026

Russellville, the Commonwealth of Kentucky and, most of all, the Fuqua family lost a devoted leader and beloved patriarch when JUDGE WILLIAM GRAY FUQUA died peacefully on July 30, 2026, at age 95. Known affectionately within his family as "Daddy Bill," he was admired for his leadership, diplomacy and generosity, and loved for his kind ness and gentle demeanor. He was born November 4, 1930, in Russellville, the son of the late James Taylor Fuqua and Jeannette Donnelly Fuqua. Judge Fuqua graduated from Russellville High School in 1948. He graduated from Washing ton and Lee University in 1952, where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. In 1955 he graduated from the University of Louisville College of Law. He then served in the U.S. Army for three years, including two years in southern France as a special agent in the Counter Intelligence Corps, after completing training at the Army Intelligence School and Army Language School. The Fuquas returned home to Russellville in 1959, where he established a private law practice and served for 10 years as Russellville City Attorney. In 1969, he was elected to serve as the circuit judge for the 7 th Judicial Circuit, where he served in that position for 25 years. His distinguished service to Kentucky’s legal system culminated in his appoint ment by Gov. Brereton Jones to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court of Kentucky in 1995. Above all, Daddy Bill was devoted to his family. He loved his wife, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren dearly and took an intense and genuine interest in every aspect of their lives. Judge William G. Fuqua is survived by his daugh ters, Renee (Patrick) Kilgore of Bowling Green and Anne Taylor (Kemper) Harr of Amelia Island, Florida; his son, Randall Gray (Allison) Fuqua of Prosperity, South Carolina; his sister, Peggy Shoulders of Florida; his grandchildren, Harrison Gray Kilgore, William Bassett (Amanda) Kilgore, William Ellis (Sirid) Harr, Abigail Hobson Harr, Caroline Mills Fuqua (Joe) Owens and Sarah Randall Fuqua; and his great-grandchildren, Sarah Sutton Owens, Mills Hollingsworth Owens, Charlotte Jane Kilgore, Caroline Gray Kilgore and Elizabeth Ruth (Betty) Kilgore. The preceding memoriam for Judge William G. Fuqua is based upon information obtained from Summers & Son Funeral Home. To access the obituary in its entirety, visit: https://www.summersandsonfh.com/obituaries/ Judge-William-G-Fuqua?obId=49154353

BART L. GREENWALD passed away on Friday, March 27, 2026, at the age of 60. A lifelong Louisvillian, he was born on May 5, 1965, and raised in the Commonwealth by the late Murray and Peggy Greenwald. Bart's professional journey began at the University of Mary land, where he graduated with a degree in Journalism in 1987. After graduation, he worked at the Bradenton Herald and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune before returning to Louisville to pursue a J.D. at the Brandeis School of Law. His time in law school changed his outlook on life. He often stated: "Not everyone should be a lawyer, but everyone should go to law school. It teaches you how to think." Bart graduated cum laude from the program in 1994 and was later honored by his alma mater as the 2020 Louis D. Brandeis School of Law Fellow. He began his legal career at Frost Brown Todd, LLC, and practiced there for 21 years, becoming well-known for his expertise in commercial litigation. He left the firm in 2015 to become a founding partner at Duncan Galloway Greenwald, PLLC, where he remained for the next decade. Bart's dedicated service to the legal profession included active memberships in the Kentucky and American Bar Associations. He served as the chair of the KBA Civil Litigation Section and was elected by his peers to the ABA Section of Litigation Council, the organization's governing board. He led many ABA committees and held several other leadership positions for the organization. Though he enjoyed his years practicing law, Bart saw his greatest professional accomplishment as the establishment of the Homeless Experience Legal Protection program through Louisville's Legal Aid Society. He also served on Legal Aid's Board of Directors beginning in 2016, and during his time as board chair, saw the establishment of the Justice for All Campaign, an effort to strengthen the Louisville community during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bart's desire to mentor the next generation of legal minds was reflected in his establishment of the Greenwald Family Internship Endowment at the Louisville Bar Association, which he and his brother, Brent, founded to provide a scholarship for UofL law students to work at Legal Aid. He was preceded in death by his sister, Brooke Greenwald Cohen. He is sur vived by his wife, Deborah Walker Greenwald, his brother, Brent Greenwald, and his son, Walker Greenwald. The preceding memoriam for Bart Greenwald is based upon information obtained from Legacy.com. His obituary was published on Legacy.com by Pearson Funeral Home on April 2, 2026. To access the obituary in its entirety, visit: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/ name/bart-greenwald-obituary?id=61167771 CHARLES E. “CHARLIE” CARTER , 89, of Owenton, died on June 12, 2026, after a brief illness. Charlie was born in 1936, just outside of Lockport. He graduated from Pleasureville High School in 1953 and obtained degrees from the University of Kentucky (B.A. 1957) and UK College of Law (LL.B. 1959). After passing the Kentucky bar after graduation, he trained for four months as a field artillery forward observer at Fort Sill, Okla., and was stationed for three months at Fort Knox, after which he moved to Owenton and opened his legal practice in April 1960. As an attorney, Charlie was proud to serve his community, never completely retiring. In addition to operating a general practice for 66 years, he served as Owen County Attorney from January 1986 until December 2010. He was a longtime director of Peoples Bank, served on the Owen County Hospital Board, and represented the Owen County Board of Education. Charlie was more than a legal services provider; for him, it was all about helping people with their problems. He took great pride in all the people he was able to help, from all backgrounds, during some of the most difficult times of their lives. He is survived by his wife Betty (Cobb), originally of Eminence, Ky., and sons Charles and John, both lawyers as well.

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