Daviess County’s Chief Circuit Judge Lisa Payne Jones will officially be sworn in as a Court of Appeals judge for the 1st Appellate District of Western Kentucky. The ceremony is set for April 29 at the Morton J. Holbrook Judicial Center in Owensboro. The event is open to the public, inviting engagement from the community she will serve. Appointed by the governor after the retirement of Judge Donna L. Dixon, Judge Jones brings over two decades of judicial experience to her new role. This includes pioneering as the first woman elected to the judicial bench in Daviess County and presiding over specialty courts such as the Drug Court and Mental Health Court.
