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Shannon Brooks

Nonpartisan · Kentucky · 2026

On the November 3 ballot for District Judge, 22nd Judicial District, Division 2, Kentucky

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District Judge, 22nd Judicial District, Division 2
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Biography

Shannon Brooks has served as a public defender since 2008, with 18 years serving Fayette County, including seven years as Directing Attorney of the Lexington Public Defender Office, per her campaign site. She is a member of the Fayette County Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, National Association for Public Defense and American Bar Association, per her campaign site. In June 2026 she received the Department of Public Advocacy's Professionalism and Excellence Award, per her campaign site.

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District Judge, 22nd Judicial District, Division 2Kentucky · 2026Fayette County sample ballot

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