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Beshear and the Judicial Watchdog | Lexington News
Kentucky’s Judicial Campaign Conduct Committee claims Governor Andy Beshear violated the state constitution by helping raise funds for Court of Appeals Judge Will Moynahan, arguing that partisan involvement in non-partisan judicial elections undermines judicial impartiality. This follows a similar complaint last year over Beshear’s endorsement of another judge, Pamela Goodwine. The committee, a bipartisan watchdog group with over 20 years of oversight, contends that even implied endorsements — like a photo of Beshear and Moynahan on the judge’s website — create the appearance of conflict…
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