Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SR297: A RESOLUTION asserting the constitutional authority of the General Assembly with respect to the impeachment power; suspending action on the Articles of Impeachment against Julie Muth Goodman, Circuit Judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit; and expressing the will of the Senate that the Judicial Conduct Commission conduct public proceedings concerning serious allegations of misconduct in office by Judge Goodman and take appropriate action to sanction and reprimand her, upon a finding of good cause.
Status: Passed both chambers, April 15, 2026
Assert the constitutional authority of the General Assembly with respect to the impeachment power; suspend action on the Articles of Impeachment against Julie Muth Goodman, Circuit Judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit; express the will of the Senate that the Judicial Conduct Commission conduct public proceedings concerning serious allegations of misconduct in office by Judge Goodman and take appropriate action to sanction and reprimand her, upon a finding of good cause; direct the Director of the Legislative Research Commission to gather materials related to the impeachment from the Senate and House Clerks and forward those materials to the Judicial Conduct Commission.
What the bill says
A resolution asserting the constitutional authority of the General Assembly with respect to the impeachment power; suspending action on the Articles of Impeachment against Julie Muth Goodman, Circuit Judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit; and expressing the will of the Senate that the Judicial Conduct Commission conduct public proceedings concerning serious allegations of misconduct in office by Judge Goodman and take appropriate action to sanction and reprimand her, upon a finding of good cause.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION asserting the constitutional authority of the General Assembly with respect to the impeachment power; suspending action on the Articles of Impeachment against Julie Muth Goodman, Circuit Judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit; and expressing the will of the Senate that the Judicial Conduct Commission conduct public proceedings concerning serious allegations of misconduct in office by Judge Goodman and take appropriate action to sanction and reprimand her, upon a finding of good cause. WHEREAS, Section 66 of the Constitution of Kentucky vests the sole power of impeachment with the House of Representatives; and WHEREAS, Section 67 of the Constitution of Kentucky provides that all impeachments shall be tried by the Senate; and WHEREAS, Section 68 of the Constitution of Kentucky provides that all civil officers are liable to impeachment for any misdemeanors in office; and WHEREAS, Section 109 of the Judicial Article of the Constitution of Kentucky provides, "The impeachment powers of the General Assembly shall remain inviolate"; and WHEREAS, on January 20, 2026, the House Committee on Committees created a House Impeachment Committee and appointed members to review citizen petitions filed with the House Clerk; and WHEREAS, on January 28, 2026, the Clerk of the House of Representatives received a petition filed by a private citizen calling for the impeachment of Julie Muth Goodman, Circuit Judge for the …