West Virginia governor appoints new judge in Kanawha County
April 27, 2021 GMT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A new circuit judge has been appointed in West Virginia.
Gov. Jim Justice appointed Kenneth Ballard of Charleston to the position covering Kanawha County. He will replace Judge Tod J. Kaufman, who announced his retirement earlier this year.
Ballard has been chief family court judge since 2010 in Kanawha County and has also been juvenile drug court judge. He has practiced law in West Virginia for 20 years, the governor’s office said in a news release Monday.
Kaufman served as judge for 32 years.
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