FOX v. GRAYSON

No. 2009-SC-000066-TG.

317 S.W.3d 1 (2010)

Virginia G. FOX, Appellant, v. Trey GRAYSON (In his Official Capacity as Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Kentucky); Steven L. Beshear (In his Official Capacity as Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky); and Pam Miller, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied August 26, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Emmanuel Salamanca, Lexington, KY, Counsel for Appellant.

Angela C. Evans, Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellee Trey Grayson (In his Official Capacity as Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Kentucky).

Ellen M. Hesen, General Counsel, Edmund Scott Sauer, Office of General Counsel, Office of the Governor, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellee Steven L. Beshear (In his Official Capacity as Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky).

Dennis Lee Taulbee, Council on Postsecondary Education, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellee Pam Miller.


Opinion of the Court by Chief Justice MINTON.

I. INTRODUCTION.

In 1992, the voters approved amendments to § 93 of Kentucky's Constitution. The narrow question now before this Court is whether § 93, as amended in 1992, vests in the Kentucky State Senate alone the right to confirm appointees to so-called inferior state offices and nominees to boards and commissions. After careful consideration, we hold that § 93 of the Constitution, as...

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