Louisville Bar Association Releases Results of Judicial Poll
The LBA has released the results of this year's poll of candidates seeking election to the Jefferson Circuit and District Courts. The results may be found here.

Louisville Bar Association Issues Report on Grants
The Louisville Bar Foundation recently made six grants for law-related projects totaling $70,000.00.  Recipients of these grants included the Domestic Violence and Advocacy Program, the Domestic Violence Intake Center, the Pediatric Forensics Medical Service and the Foreclosure Conciliation Project.

Poll Shows Public Support for Televising Supreme Court Hearings
A recent public poll indicates that 61% of voters believe that televising Supreme Court Hearings would be "good for democracy." About one-fourth stated that doing so would "undermine the Court's dignity or authority." Supreme Court hearings are currently not televised. The full report may be found here.

LBA Releases Results of Judicial Evaluations
The Louisville Bar Association released the results of their annual Jefferson County Judicial Evaluation, based on ratings submitted by local attorneys. The District Judges who received an overall Satisfaction Rating of 91% or higher were the Honorable Donald E. Armstrong, Jr., Angela McCormick Bisig, David P. Bowles, Anne Leitsch Haynie, Claude R. Prather, Ann Bailey Smith, Michele B. Stengel, Judith K. Bartholomew and Joan "Toni" Stringer. (No Circuit Court Judges were evaluated in this report.) The full results may be found here.

2009 Bank Failures More Costly than Entire S & L Crises
According to its own estimates, the FDIC will sustain losses in excess of $36 billion to cover the 140 bank failures in 2009. That cost will eclipse the total dollar amount of the losses the FDIC incurred during the entire six years from 1987 through 1992, when over one thousand banks collapsed during the savings and loan crisis, costing the FDIC over $29 billion.

Louisville Bar Foundation Publishes Free Legal Guide
The LBF has issued a free guide to important legal questions and public service programs for persons in the Louisville area. The guide is available to the public for download on the LBA web site.