Jim Shake

Kentucky Court Of Appeals
4th Appellate District

Hon. James M. Shake
Division 1

 


Judge James M. “Jim” Shake graduated from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in 1980. Judge Shake began practice first as a trial attorney with the Jefferson District Public Defender, then as a prosecutor with the Jefferson County Attorney’s office. In his later private practice he represented clients in criminal cases involving misdemeanor and felony charges and in civil cases involving domestic relations, contract disputes, personal injury, probate and business matters. Judge Shake served as a board member and Chairman of the Kentucky State Personnel Board from 1987 to 1993.


Judge Shake has been the judge in Jefferson Circuit Court, Division Two, since March, 1993. Elected to three terms as Chief Circuit Judge in Jefferson County and Chief Regional Judge for the Metro Region, he was named Judge of the Year by the Louisville Bar Association in 2003, Distinguished Alumnus by the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law in 2007, and the Henry V. Pennington Outstanding Trial Judge by the Kentucky Justice Association in 2009. He is a past President of the Kentucky Circuit Judges Association and a Life Fellow of the Kentucky Bar Foundation. Throughout his career, he has been actively involved in judicial education.

 


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