Lexington, Kentucky
2 courts1 law school1 law library24+ judges2,713 opinions mention this place
Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County) is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 65th largest in the United States. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region. In 2008 the city's population was estimated at 282,114 anchoring a metropolitan area of 453,424 people and a Combined Statistical Area of 666,707 people. Lexington ranks 10th among US cities in college education rate, with 39.5% of residents having at least a Bachelor's Degree. It is home to the headquarters of Lexmark International, the Kentucky Horse Park, Keeneland race course, Red Mile race course, Transylvania University, the University of Kentucky and Bluegrass Community & Technical College. Lexington has been selected to be the site of the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games.
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Federal courts in Lexington
- Kentucky Eastern District CourtDistrict Court
- Kentucky Eastern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court
Landmark decisions involving Lexington
- Roper v. Simmons (2005)543 U.S. 551
- Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky (1973)410 U.S. 484
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc. (1970)398 U.S. 375
- Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. (1895)157 U.S. 429overruled
Most-cited decisions from Lexington courts
Ranked by citation influence (CAP PageRank).
- 209 F1D 380Louisville & N. R. v. Bosworth (1913)
- 2 F2D 170Howard v. United States (1924)
- 274 F1D 957Lyon v. Union Gas & Oil Co. (1921)
- 206 F1D 309In re American Fibre Reed Co. (1913)
- 239 F1D 928Lindlay v. Raydure (1917)
- 7 F2D 481Christian v. International Ass'n of Machinists (1925)
- 212 F1D 557In re Urdang (1913)
- 169 F1D 895Charles Barnes Co. v. One Dredge Boat (1909)
- 279 F1D 440Bromwell Brush & Wire Goods Co. v. State Board of Charities & Corrections (1921)
- 43 F2D 101Coca-Cola Co. v. Carlisle Bottling Works (1929)
- 201 F1D 591De Atley v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. (1912)
- 1 F2D 805Illinois Cent. R. Co. v. Railroad Commission of Kentucky
Opinions from Lexington courts, by decade
Recent opinions from Lexington courts
- 60 F2D 605In re Henry (1932)
- 60 F2D 137Central Kentucky Natural Gas Co. v. Railroad Commission of Kentucky (1932)
- 58 F2D 681In re Selman's, Inc. (1932)
- 58 F2D 305C. T. C. Inv. Co. v. Daniel Boone Coal Corp. (1931)
- 54 F2D 107Northern Kentucky Telephone Co. v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. (1931)
- 53 F2D 129Wallins Coal Corp. v. Fordson Coal Co. (1931)
- 52 F2D 655Liberty Coal & Coke Co. v. Lewis (1931)
- 51 F2D 524Gamble v. Crawford (1931)
- 49 F2D 636In re Draughn & Steele Motor Co. (1931)
- 49 F2D 600Humble v. United States (1931)
- 49 F2D 434Brown v. Harvey Coal Corp. (1931)
- 48 F2D 293Nichols v. United States (1931)
Law schools in Lexington
Law libraries in Lexington
Judges who served in Lexington
Federal judges with an appointment to a court located here.
Amul Roger Thapar
Andrew McConnell January Cochran
Bernard Thomas Moynahan Jr.
Claria Horn Boom
Danny C. Reeves
David L. Bunning
Eugene Edward Siler Jr.
Green Wix Unthank
Gregory Frederick Van Tatenhove- Gregory R. Schaaf
Henry Rupert Wilhoit Jr.
Hiram Church Ford
H[oward] David Hermansdorfer
Jennifer B. Coffman
Joseph Martin Hood- Joseph M Scott
Karen K. Caldwell
Karl Spillman Forester
Mac Swinford
Robert Earl Wier
Scott Elgin Reed
Stephen Chad Meredith- Tracey N. Wise
William Odis Bertelsman
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Opinions mentioning Lexington
- 944 F2D 902In Re Betty Jean Murphy
- 99 F3D 1009Williams v. City & County of Denver
- 97 F3D 862Durham v. Nu'Man
- 95 F3D 449United States v. Sanders
- 95 F3D 325McNair v. Lend Lease Trucks, Inc.
- 95 F3D 1263Monahan v. County of Chesterfield
- 93 F3D 230Lexington-South Elkhorn Water District v. City of Wilmore
- 92 F3D 320Felch v. Transportes Lar-Mex Sa De CV
- 90 F3D 148United States v. Berry
- 89 F3D 850Herrera v. Chater
- 89 F3D 268Cantrell v. United States
- 86 F3D 564United States v. Chesney
- 82 F3D 686Bromley v. Michigan Education Ass'n-NEA
- 80 F3D 606One National Bank v. Antonellis
- 80 F3D 1101Greene v. Reeves
- 80 F3D 1086Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kentucky State Police Department
- 8 F3D 818Palmer Johnson v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor Justin Corporation
- 8 F3D 28Lexington Insurance Company v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company
- 8 F3D 1079Stone v. Kirk
- 78 F3D 202St. Paul Mercury Insurance v. Lexington Insurance
- 76 F3D 702Innes v. Howell Corp.
- 76 F3D 1509Lancaster v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n International
- 72 F3D 421Bell v. Evatt
- 72 F3D 35United States v. Ebolum
- 71 F3D 574Manakee Professional Medical Transfer Service, Inc. v. Shalala
- 71 F3D 592Asplundh Tree Expert Co. v. Bates
- 71 F3D 531Morales v. American Honda Motor Co.
- 71 F3D 1221City of Covington v. Covington Landing Ltd. Partnership
- 70 F3D 10Stephens v. National Distillers & Chemical Corp.
- 69 F3D 547Cotner v. Nichols
- 69 F3D 1226Stephens v. National Distillers & Chemical Corp.
- 66 F3D 41Stephens v. American International Insurance
- 65 F3D 537United States v. Donathan
- 62 F3D 404Alcabasa v. Korean Air Lines Co.
- 60 F3D 1188Coalition for Health Concern v. LWD, Inc.
- 6 F3D 63Stephens v. National Distillers & Chemical Corp.
- 57 F3D 50Windsor Mount Joy Mutual Insurance v. Giragosian
- 53 F3D 757United States v. Wilkinson
- 53 F3D 659Sturges v. Matthews
- 53 F3D 164United States v. McCullough
- 50 F3D 484Edwards v. Honeywell, Inc.
- 50 F3D 10Bates v. Jennings
- 5 F3D 996Hutsell v. Sayre
- 5 F3D 540Union Bank v. Lexington Insurance Company
- 5 F3D 1013Abrams v. Federal Deposit Insurance
- 490 F3D 1340Entegris, Inc. v. Pall Corp.
- 49 F3D 692Jones v. International Riding Helmets, Ltd.
- 49 F3D 1197United States v. Midwest Suspension & Brake
- 49 F3D 1136United States v. Spears
- 489 F3D 594Discover Bank v. Vaden