A RESOLUTION laying before the House of Representatives Articles of Impeachment against Julie Muth Goodman, Circuit Judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit consisting of Fayette County.

Direct the approval and adoption of a Resolution and Articles of Impeachment against Julie Muth Goodman, Circuit Judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit, consisting of Fayette County, requesting impeachment and removal from office; direct the appointment of a committee to prosecute the Articles before the Senate; direct that the Articles be laid before the Senate.

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This resolution formally charges Fayette County Circuit Judge Julie Muth Goodman through a process called impeachment, which is the legislature's official method for potentially removing a public official from office. The Kentucky House of Representatives voted to adopt these charges and send them to the Senate, where a committee would prosecute the case. If the Senate acts on the articles, Judge Goodman could be removed from her position on the bench. Who it may affect: residents of Fayette County who have cases before the 22nd Judicial Circuit, and Judge Julie Muth Goodman directly.

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