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Kentucky Supreme Court Hon. William E. McAnulty, Jr Office Address: |
Justice William E. McAnulty, Jr., Kentucky Supreme Court, has 27 years of judicial experience. Prior to his appointment to the Kentucky Supreme Court, he served eight years as a Kentucky Court of Appeals judge where he wrote approximately 750 opinions. Beginning his judicial career in juvenile court in 1975, the Judge later served in Jefferson County District Court and Circuit Court where he was elected Chief Judge in 1997. He also was in private practice at Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald law firm for several years.
Recognized by his peers and the public for his judicial and community leadership, Judge McAnulty received a “highly qualified” rating from a significant majority of the lawyers polled in a recent Louisville Bar Association poll – the highest ranking of the three candidates for the Supreme Court seat. He is a recipient of many awards including the Henry Pennington Outstanding Judge of the Year, Louisville Bar Association Judge of the Year, the Leadership Louisville Thomas Simons Award, and the Metro United Way Allen Society Leadership Award.
Justice McAnulty has served in many leadership roles in a wide range of local, state-wide and national organizations. His community service includes: Chairman of New York-based Learning Matters, Inc., a Peabody Award winner for a PBS documentary and past chairman of Metro United Way, the WLKY Bell Awards and the Juvenile Justice Committee of the KY Crime Commission. He is also a former president of Bridgehaven, Inc. and the Renaissance Development Corporation and was a coach of the Buechel Little League for several years. He has also served on numerous committees for his alma mater, the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law and has been an adjunct instructor at the law school.
In addition to holding J.D. and M.A.T degrees from the University of Louisville, the Justice is a graduate of Indiana University and a native of Indianapolis. He is married to attorney Kristi McAnulty and has four children. More information about Justice Bill McAnulty is available at his campaign web site: McAnultyforJustice.com.
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Indiana University, B.S. 1970
University of Louisville, M.A.T. 1971
University of Louisville, J.D. 1974
Graduate, Leadership Louisville, 1981
Judicial College of the District Judges
Judicial College of the Circuit Judges
University of Edinburgh, Summer Study, Comparative Law
Oxford University, St. Hugh's College, Summer Program
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Chairman, Board of Directors, Learning Matters, Inc. (Peabody Award Winner,
PBS Documentary 2001), New York
Chairman, Board of Directors, Metro United Way - 1991-93
President, Board of Directors, Renaissance Development Corporation 1981-1983
Advisory Committee, St. Francis High School, 1985 Boy Scouts, Executive Council,
2001-2002
Board of Directors, Bridgehaven, Inc.; President of Board, 1981; Vice-President,
1980; and Secretary, 1979
Chairman, Board of Directors, HOSPICE, Inc., 1981-82
Co-Founder, Children in Placement Project, Jefferson County, Ky; External foster
care review program operated by Citizen Volunteers
Member, Advisory Board, YWCA Spouse Abuse Center, Louisville, Ky
Member, Advisory Committee, School Levy Campaign, Jefferson County Public Schools
Member, Board of Directors, Kidney Foundation, Louisville, Ky, 1979
Member, Board of Directors, Kentucky Children's Home, 1978-81
Member, Board of Directors, Committee for the Prevention of Suicide Among Youth,
1979-82
Member, Board of Directors, East End Boys Club, Louisville, Ky
Chairman, Minority Recruitment Committee, University of Louisville, School of
Law
Member, Nominating Committee, Kentucky Youth Advocates, 1982 Chairman, Board
of Governors; Jefferson Club, 1993-95 Member, Board of Directors, Fund for the
Arts, 1984-87
Member, Commission on Juvenile Justice, Hubert Humphrey Foundation, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, 1981
Member, Board of Directors, Leadership Louisville, 1985-87 Member, Judicial
Council of Judges, NCCD, San Francisco, 1985-87 Chairman, Search Committee,
Director, Metro United Way, 1989
Chairman, Board of Directors, WLKY Bell Awards, 1991-92 Member, The Bingham
Fellows Governing Committee, 1998 Member, National Council of Judges Vice-Chairman,
Henry Heuser Hearing Institute, 2003-present
HIGHER EDUCATION
Member, Board of Overseers, Spalding College Member, Board of Trustees, Bellarmine
College Member, Board of Overseers, University of Louisville
Member, Commission on the Future of Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
Member, Search Committee, Dean of the School of Law, University of Louisville
Member, Blue Ribbon Advisory Committee, University of Louisville/ University
of Kentucky
Member, Decanal Review Committee, Dean Barbara Lewis, University of Louisville
School of Law
Member, Faculty Search Committee, University of Louisville School of Law
Board of Directors, University of Louisville, Alumni Association
SPEECHES/WORKSHOPS
Kentucky Department for Human Resources, Training, 1978-1984 Kentucky Department
of Education, Workshop, 1979 Kentucky Department of Labor, Small Claims Court
Act, 1979 Kentucky Crime and Delinquency Conference, Panelist, 1979
Administrative Office of the Courts Circuit Clerk's Conference, Workshop, 1979
Junior League of Louisville, Workshop Juvenile Justice, 1979-1985
Keynote Speaker, 8th Annual Meeting, Indiana Juvenile Justice Task Force, Indiana
University, Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1980
Keynote Speaker, "Community Keys: Creative Programming for
Youth," Institute for Children's Resources, Nashville, Tennessee, 1981
Keynote Speaker, 3rd Annual In-Service Training Program,
Volunteer Probation Officer Program, Department for Human Services, 1980
Presenter, National Juvenile Justice Legislative Advocacy
Conference, National Juvenile Law Center, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, 1979
Participant/Presenter, 32nd Annual Conference, National Council on Foundations,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1980
Speaker, National Council on Foundations, Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA,
1981
Trainer, Office of the Attorney General County Prosecutors, "THE 1980 JUVENILE
CODE," National Bridge State Park, 1981
Speaker, Kentucky Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse, Lexington, Kentucky,
1981
Panelist, Annual Conference of the National Association of Criminal Justice
Planners, Louisville, Ky, 1979
Presenter, Governor's Conference on Volunteerism in Criminal/Justice, Columbia,
SC, 1982
Participant, Eighth National Conference on Juvenile Justice,
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 1981
Participant, Panelist, "The Philosophy of Responsible Sentencing"
Leadership Louisville, 1984
Panelist, First Amendment Congress, Lexington, Ky, May 29, 1986
Panelist, Student Leadership Development Workshop, University of Louisville,
February 15, 1985
Speaker, Dedication and Recognition Ceremony, Maryhurst, April 28, 1985
Speaker, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of Louisville, Awards
Ceremony, May 1986
Speaker, Kentucky Shorthand Reporters Association, Annual
Meeting, "The Capital Case: Special Problems," May 1987
Speaker, Louisville Alliance for the Mentally 111, "The Court System and
Mental Illness," April 1987
Speaker, Commencement, Sullivan College, 1999
Numerous Louisville Bar Association and Kentucky Bar Association Workshops
Numerous additional speeches not listed
GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE
Member, Mayor's Housing Committee, Louisville, Ky, 1974-1975
Member, Governor's Task Force on Dependency, 1979-1980
ABA Young Lawyers' Section, Juvenile Justice Committee, 1979-1981
Chairman, Juvenile Justice Committee of the Kentucky Crime Commission, 1979-1980;
Member of the Courts and Executive Committee
Chairman, Special Commission on Residential Services, 1983
Member, Governor's Task Force on Juvenile Delinquency, 1978; Chairman, Sub-Committee,
Repeat/Serious Offenders
Member, Peer Review Board, Adoption Project, Department for Human Resources,
1981
Louisville and Jefferson County, Criminal Justice Commission, 1980-1982; Member,
Juvenile Justice Committee
Commission on Corrections and Community Services; Appointed by Governor John
Y. Brown, Jr., September, 1980; Member, Parole Board Selection Committee
Member, Governor's Task Force on Local Jails, 1980-1981
Kentucky Crime Commission, Chairman, Juvenile Justice Committee, 1978-1980
Member, Council of Judges, National Council Crime and Delinquency, 1987-present
Chairman, Education Management Selection Committee for
Commissioner of Education for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1990
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Member, Kentucky Association of Circuit Court Judges, 1983-present
Member, Kentucky Bar Association, 1974-present
Member, Kentucky Bar Association Committee on Advertising and Pre-Paid Legal
Services, 1976-1977
Member, Louisville Bar Association, 1974-present
Member, National Council on Juvenile Court Judges, 1975-1978
Admitted to Practice in Kentucky and the Western District Federal Court, 1974
Member, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, 1972-1975
Secretary, Law Alumni Association, School of Law, University of Louisville,
1982
President, Law Alumni Association, 1984-1986
Member, Law Alumni Foundation, School of Law, University of Louisville, 1980
Admitted as Attorney and Counselor of the United States Court of Appeals for
the Sixth Circuit, 1980
Member, Women Lawyer's Association of Jefferson County, Ky
Member, Bench and Bar Liaison Committee, Kentucky Bar Association, 1985-1986
Member, Louisville Bar Foundation, Kentucky Trial Reporter Committee, 1987
Moderator, Kentucky Bar Association Annual Meeting, Panel discussion, "Free
Press: Fair Trial," June 1987
Member, Editorial Board, Louisville Bar Association, Kentucky Trial Reporter,
1988
AWARDS
Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Louisville, School of Law, 1987
Honorary Member, Golden Key National Honor Society, 1985 AFL-CIO, Community
Services Award, 1989
Outstanding Alumnus, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, Vinson Chapter, 1989
Alumni Service Award, University of Louisville, School of Law, 1986
Lawrence Grevor Leadership Award, Student Government Association,
Black Achievers, Adult Achiever of the Year, 1992 Allen Society Leadership Award,
Metro United Way, 1994 Judge of the Year Award, Louisville Bar Association,
1994
Henry V. Pennington Outstanding Judge of the Year, Kentucky Academy of Trial
Attorneys, 1997
Thomas C. Simons Distinguished Leadership Award, Leadership Louisville Foundation,
1997
OTHER
President, Student Bar Association, University of Louisville, School of Law,
1974
Co-Editor, Louisville General Ordinances, 1974 Founder, Kentucky Children In
Placement Project, 1979 Panelist, William F. Buckley Show, "Firing Line,"
1974
Guest, John Merrow, "Options in Education," National Public Radio,
1981
Series Advisor, "YOUR CHILDREN, MY CHILDREN" A Production of MGW Productions,
Washington, D.C. and KTCA, St. Paul, Minnesota: National Education Television;
aired 1984
Witness, Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare, External Foster Care
Review Legislation
Nominee, Circle of Love Award, National Association of Social Workers, 1982
Reviewer, "THE AMERICAN INQUISITION: (1982) THE COURIER JOURNAL AND LOUISVILLE
TIMES," January, 1983
Recognition Award, Continuing Legal Education Commission, Kentucky Bar Association,
1980
Instructor, Institute for Creative Learning, Louisville, Ky, 1982-1984
Judge, Moot Court Competition, University of Louisville, School of Law
Presiding Official, Board of Alderman Installation, January 10, 1984
Chairman, Board of Directors, The Merrow Report, New York, NY EMPLOYMENT
City of Louisville, Department of Law, Law Clerk, 1971-1974
City of Louisville, Department of Public Safety, Assistant Director, 1974-1975
Jefferson County Juvenile Court, Judge, 1975-1978
Jefferson County District Court, Judge, 1978-1983
Contributing Writer, Banks Baldwin Publishing Company, 1982-1986
Adjunct Faculty, University of Louisville, School of Law, 1976-1983, Course
taught: JUVENILE LAW SEMINAR
Consultant, The Arthur D. Little Co., Washington, D.C.; National Council on
Foundations, Minneapolis, Minn., and Juvenile Court Project in Muscle Shoals,
Ala., 1980-1983
Jefferson County Circuit Court, Judge 1984-1990
Greenebaum Doll & McDonald, Partner, 1990-1993
Jefferson County Circuit Court, Judge, 1993-1998
Kentucky Court of Appeals, Judge, 1998-2006,
Supreme Court of Kentucky, Associate Justice, 2006-Present