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Newly sworn Commonwealth s Attorney David Dalton addresses well-wishers Tuesday from the stage on the Pulaski Judicial Center Plaza.
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New Commonwealth s Attorney David Dalton, center, and Chief Circuit Judge Jeffrey Burdette, right, share a COVID-friendly fist bump as Dalton s family looks on following his swearing in last Tuesday.
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Chief Circuit Judge Jeffrey Burdette, far right, administers the oath of office to David Dalton, Commonwealth s Attorney for the 28th Judicial Circuit, Tuesday morning on the Pulaski Judicial Center Plaza while Dalton s wife, Melinda Gillum Dalton, and their triplets look on.
In an outdoor ceremony on Tuesday morning, long-time first assistant David Dalton was sworn in as Commonwealth s Attorney.
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In this October 2010 photo, Circuit Judge Jeffrey Burdette (right) surveys some of the security equipment at the newly opened Pulaski County Judicial Center.
A veteran judge is turning in his gavel, at least in terms of the daily docket.
Jeffrey T. Burdette, Chief Circuit Judge for the 28th Judicial Circuit, has announced that he is retiring after 30 years of public service. His last day on the bench will be March 16.
But Judge Burdette isn t totally done with the law. He has been asked by Kentucky Chief Justice John Minton Jr. to become a Special Judge and will travel across the commonwealth to hear various felony cases and civil mediations when home-based judges aren t available.
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