David Allen Barber
Kentucky Supreme Court
In office
March 23, 2015 (2015-03-23) – December 2015 (2015-12)
Appointed bySteve Beshear
Preceded byWill T. Scott
Succeeded bySamuel T. Wright III
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
EducationJuris Doctor
Alma materUniversity of Louisville School of Law[1]

David Allen Barber was a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court from March 23, 2015, to December 2015 for the 7th district.[2][1]

He obtained a degree in communication in 1960 from University of Louisville, followed by a masters is speech communication in 1991 from the University of Illinois, then he obtained his Juris Doctor in 1994 from the University of Louisville School of Law.[3]

Barber was admitted to the Kentucky Bar Association on the May 7, 1981.[4]

He served from 2000 until 2007 on the Kentucky Court of Appeals court for the 7th district, and had also worked as an attorney in both public and private practice.[1] He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Louisville School of Law.[1]

Barber was appointed by Kentucky governor Steve Beshear to fill the vacant seat that the resignation of Will T. Scott had left.[5] The position was only until elections in November of the same year, when Samuel T. Wright III won the position, Barber did not run.[6] Prior to the appointment he had been working as policy and legal advisor to Greg Stumbo.[1]

In 2018 he ran for the Kentucky Court of Appeals but was defeated by Larry E. Thompson who gained 53.9% of the vote.[7]

In 2020 governor Andy Beshear appointed Barber to be circuit judge for the 21st Judicial Circuit, Division 2, of Kentucky.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Supreme Court Justice David Allen Barber". September 11, 2015. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Supreme Court Justice David A. Barber to be sworn in Monday". Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ "David Allen Barber". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  4. ↑ "David A. Barber". Kentucky Bar Association. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ "David Allen Barber appointed Supreme Court justice". Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ "November 3, 2015Official 2015 General Election Results" (PDF). elect.ky.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Kentucky intermediate appellate court elections, 2018". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Beshear makes appointments to Ky. boards and commissions". Retrieved August 29, 2022.


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