We are proud to announce Volume 114 of the Kentucky Law Journal!

The thirty-two new staff members were selected through a competitive write-on process and will be entrusted with continuing KLJ’s tradition of excellence in legal scholarship.

We look forward to the contributions this group will make to the journal and to the furthering of Kentucky Law Journal’s tradition of excellence.

Senior Staff Members

Brooke Allison
Hannah Carroll
Nathan Clark
Steven G. Dabney, Jr.
Grace Denton
Riley Fort
Matthew W. Givens
Brandon Gonzalez Jimenez
Preston R. Goodman
Claire Gussler
Lucas Hall
William J. Haydon
Michael Kern
John T. Lambert
Bridget Lienau
B. Basil. F. McCoy
Kristen Price
Conor Washburn

Editorial Board

Matthew B. Chaney
Emma P. Collins
Dalton Gregory
Tori Harris
Alex Heaton
Amanda Lindsey
Casey Parker-Bell
Katherine Nipper
Elijah Raymond
Ben Schaeffer
Benjamin Scott
John Simms
Bradley P. Simpson
Joshua Wetzel
Ben Whatley
Leigha Whitridge

Staff Members

Mitchell L. Barber
Nathan Brummett
Hadley Christensen
Maiah L. Cisco
Mallie Cornett
Will Cox
Maggie Dowdy
Helen Driver
Ursula Fuller-Wisner
Logan M. Hopson
Claire Irish
Emma James
Harper S. Johnson
Olivia Kiser
Zachary L. Lee
Jason Marcus
Jay McCormick
Jon E. B. McGee
Azia Meeks
Jarrett Blake Napier
Ashley Peal
Austin Phillips
Garrett Fonville Sams
Caroline Shackleton
Madelin Shelton
William D. Smiley
William A. Stansell
Lilly Stephens
Allison Viney
Katherine Walker
Julia Wattenbarger
Alexandra Wesley

Featured

Nov 30, 2025

All the King’s Horses and All the King’s Men, Couldn’t Put Hump[hrey’s] Together Again: Exploring Potential Issues of a Post-Humphrey’s Executor World

Nov 30, 2025

In 1935, the Supreme Cort in Humphrey’s Executor v. United States issued one of the most significant presidential removal decisions of the modern era. The Court highlighted the importance of keeping independent agencies separate from executive control as they restricted the president’s removal power. Flash-forward to 2025, and many are suspicious that Humphrey’s 90-year precedent is on its way to joining the growing list of overturned cases on the Roberts Court. KLJ Vol. 114 Staff Editor Ellie Driver explores this development and notes the broad implications our administrative state would face if such a decision were to be made.

Nov 30, 2025

Nov 28, 2025

Adopting Dead Children: An Overview of Kentucky’s New Posthumous Adoption Law

Nov 28, 2025

What happens when a child dies before their adoption is finalized? KLJ Volume 114 Staff Editor Hadley Christensen analyzes the Commonwealth’s introduction of Braylon’s Law, creating a permanent statutory path permitting the adoption of a child after their death.

Nov 28, 2025