Judge Dawn Gentry could face impeachment. 'A disregard for the rule of law ... is not what we're

Judge Dawn Gentry could face impeachment. 'A disregard for the rule of law ... is not what we're looking for in a judge.'

by Julia Fair, Cincinnati Enquirer


A Northern Kentucky judge could face impeachment in Frankfort - an extraordinarily rare occurrence.

Kenton County Family Court Judge Dawn Gentry remains in her $136,900 a year job hearing cases involving Northern Kentucky families’ most sensitive issues in court.

Last week the state revealed its investigation into the Republican judge's conduct; she faces nine misconduct charges for using sex, coercion and campaign connections as tools in her judgeship.

Now, election officials in Frankfort want accountability.

Gentry denied all of the claims in her response to the state but impeachment could be an option, according toKentucky Rep. Adam Koenig of Kenton County, because waiting for the judge's disciplinary hearing would take too long. If it happens, she would be the first judge to be impeached in more than a century.

Read more: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/northern-ky/2019/12/09/judge-dawn-gentry-kentucky-kenton-county-impeach-punishment-investigation-sex-coercion-campaign/2628984001/