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

Mar 23, 2026

Jailers Without Jails: Why is Kentucky the Only State That Still Elects Jailers as Constitutional Officers?

Mar 23, 2026

Every four years in Kentucky each county elects their own jailer. As time has passed, and budgets have tightened, jails all over Kentucky have closed their doors. Now, Kentucky has forty-three counties without jails, but with elected jailers. KLJ Volume 114, Staff Editor, Mallie Cornett explains the significance and effects of “no-jail” jailers on Kentucky’s taxpayers.

Mar 23, 2026

Mar 12, 2026

An Invisible Killer: Radon Exposure and Kentucky’s Lack of Regulation

Mar 12, 2026

Kentucky has the highest rate of new lung cancer rates in the nation. While smoking is often cited as the primary explanation for the Commonwealth’s high lung cancer rates, it is not the whole story. An invisible killer, radon, is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and the leading cause among nonsmokers. Kentucky naturally has one of the highest average radon levels in the country due to the state’s geological makeup, and given this enhanced rate of radon, Kentucky has strong reason to adopt preventative measures in construction techniques to help defeat this invisible killer.

Mar 12, 2026