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Judge Ogden Suspension
- Writ of Prohibition Filed Against Judge Ogden Two Days After Her SuspensionThe biological mother argues the family court acted erroneously without due process, an evidentiary hearing, or clear and convincing evidence establishing Zachary’s standing as a de facto custodian under KRS 403.270. She requests that all orders be vacated and the child returned.
- Death Threats on Tape, a Guilty Plea — and a Drug Test for the VictimRecorded death threats and a guilty plea, yet Judge Ogden denied the victim's protective order, ordered him drug tested, and had to be removed by the Chief Justice.
- Hearsay, a Legal Aid Number, and a Champagne-Glass Shirt Under the RobeA domestic violence order built on a nine-year-old's secondhand words, a Legal Aid number for the petitioner, and a champagne-glass shirt under the robe.
- "They Don't Do What I Do Every Day": Six Months of Ignoring the Court of AppealsThe Court of Appeals reversed Judge Ogden's restriction of a father's visitation. She took six months and five hearings to comply.
- "I Just Have to Decide Who to Believe"Judge Ogden entered a domestic violence order with no findings, after urging the respondent to accept an order before any evidence and refusing to look at his documents.
- A Mother in Nevada, a Hearing She Never Knew About, and a Child Taken From SchoolThe Court of Appeals said Judge Ogden "blatantly violated a parent's due process rights" when she gave a grandmother emergency custody of a child living with the mother in Nevada.
- The Hearing That Was Cancelled, Then Wasn'tA cancelled hearing that went forward anyway, testimony the father's lawyer could not hear, and a custody change ordered from the bench.
- "Sit in the Corner and Be Quiet": How Judge Ogden Treated a ServicememberJudge Ogden muted a servicemember, called him "rogue," and said she would order a psychiatric evaluation with no basis in the record.
- The Mute Button as a PatternRepeatedly muting the party on Zoom: the Judicial Conduct Commission treated it as part of a pattern.
- Judge Lauren Adams Ogden Suspended: Eight Cases, One PatternThe Judicial Conduct Commission suspended Jefferson Family Court Judge Lauren Adams Ogden for 30 days without pay. The order rests on eight family-court cases. Here is each one.
- Louisville Family Court Judge Suspended 30 Days Without PayFollowing numerous complaints and a comprehensive review of records, the Commission found that Judge Ogden violated multiple provisions of the Code of Judicial Conduct and engaged in misconduct in office.