Court of Appeals Judge Lisa Payne Jones will fill out the remainder of Judge Donna Dixon's term on the three judge panel after defeating Christian County Family Court Judge Jason Fleming Tuesday.
Jones carried every county in the First Appellate Judicial District Division 2 except Fleming's home county of Christian to win the seat. Judge Jones received 119,443 votes to make up 63 percent, compared to 37 percent for Judge Fleming. Judge Fleming easily won Christian County with 68 percent or 11,596 votes compared to 5,439 for Judge Jones.
Lisa Payne Jones, who previously served as the sixth Circuit Judge, was appointed to fill the remainder of Judge Donna Dixon's term by Governor Andy Beshear earlier this year, with Judge Jones taking office April 29th.
