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Jefferson Circuit Court Joseph W. "Joe" O'Reilly Judicial Center 700 W. Jefferson Street Louisville, Kentucky 40202 Telephone: (502) 595-4993 Telefax: (502) 595-3495
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CURRENT POSITIONS:
JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE, FAMILY DIVISION 7 - appointed by
Governor to fill the unexpired term of Judge Denise Clayton in November 2000 - elected in 2002. JEFFERSON FAMILY COURT, DIVISION 7 - appointed by Chief
Justice Joseph Lambert in November 2000. RESPONSIBILITIES - preside over dockets involving adoptions, custody matters, dependency, neglect and abuse, divorce, emergency protective orders/domestic violence orders, child support, paternity and termination of parental rights actions. I have presided over more than 230 trials, 1,200 hearings, 4,200 domestic violence proceedings, 2,800 dependency, neglect and abuse proceedings, 6,100 paternity proceedings, 790 status proceedings, 5,610 motions, 560 case management conferences, 20 termination of parental rights cases and 720 emergency proceedings
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
J.D. NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL,
Notre Dame, Indiana, 1974. B.A. HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
Notre Dame, Indiana, 1971.
ADMISSIONS TO PRACTICE:
Kentucky State Bar, 1974.
North Carolina State Bar, 1994.
United States Supreme Court, 1987.
United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1982.
United States District Courts for the Western (1975)
and Eastern (1989) Districts of Kentucky.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Kentucky Bar Association
Louisville Bar Association
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
North Carolina Bar Association
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
Bingham Fellows Program
Children First, Past President
Presenter for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) training
City of Norbourne Estates, Past Chairman of Board of Trustees Leadership Louisville Center, Member
Our Lady of Lourdes School Board, Past Chairman Friends of the Crescent Hill Library
GRRAND - Golden Retriever Rescue and Adoption adopter St. Frances of Rome parishioner and Eucharistic Minister
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
GENERAL COUNSEL. KENTUCKY PUBLIC
PROTECTION AND
REGULATION CABINET
1997 - 2000
Cabinet
included the following agencies: Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, Board
of Claims, Department of Charitable Gaming, Crime Victims Compensation Board, Department of Financial Institutions,
Department of Housing, Building and Construction, Department of Insurance, Department of Mines and Minerals, Office
of Petroleum Storage Tank Environmental Assurance Fund, Department of
Public Advocacy, Public Service Commission, Kentucky Racing Commission.
LAW OFFICES OF JOSEPH W. O'REILLY 1995-1997
Civil Practice focusing on health care practice and health care subrogation for Kentucky's largest health carrier.
ASSISTANT JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY 1997, 1986-1987 1983-1985. Prosecutor in Dependency, Environmental, Nonsupport and Traffic Divisions of Jefferson District Court.
ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD 1989-1995
Associate General Counsel and Director of Legal Services.
ALAGIA, DAY, MARSHALL. MINTMIRE & CHAUVIN 1988-1989
Associated with then outside counsel for Blue Cross & Blue Shield.
CONLIFFE. SANDMANN, GORMAN & SULLIVAN 1986-1988
Partner with general civil and litigation practice, while also serving as a part time assistant county attorney.
TILFORD, DOBBINS. ALEXANDER & BUCKAWAY 1983-1986
Associated with general civil practice, while also serving as a part time assistant county attorney.
LAW OFFICES OF JOSEPH W. O'REILLY 1978-1982
General sole practice sharing space with attorney Edward F. Rectenwald.
OLSON & BAKER 1977-1978
Associated with general civil practice, with emphasis on civil litigation, probate and real estate.
BARNETT & ALAGIA 1974-1977
Associated with this and predecessor firms, emphasis on civil litigation, primarily on behalf of Blue Cross and Blue Shield and property and casualty insurers.