The following officers shall have commissions issued to them by the Governor: Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Justices of the Supreme Court, clerk of the Supreme Court, Judges of the Court of Appeals, clerk of the Court of Appeals, railroad commissioners, Judges of the Circuit Courts, District Judges, county judges/executive, Commonwealth's attorneys, justices of the peace, and all the officers of the militia of rank and grade higher than and including the rank and grade of captain.
KRS 61.020
Commissions, which officers required to have
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Love v. Duncan (1953)
Most recently applied in Greene v. Commonwealth (September 2011)
Effective: January 2, 1978 History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.