Dear Kenton County Voter:

Throughout my nineteen years of public service, as both a State Legislator and a Kenton District Judge, I have learned that the public expects their elected officials to work tirelessly to continue to expand their legal knowledge and to render decisions with courage and conviction regardless of consequence.

I have also learned that you expect your elected officials to demonstrate principled and reasoned judgment in both their professional and personal lives. I have endeavored to exercise these qualities as a legislator and district judge. I pledge to uphold those standards as your next Kenton Circuit Judge. I would be honored to count you among my supporters in November’s election.

Sincerely,

Judge Martin Sheehan

A Long and Distinguished Record of
Editorial Praise for Judge Martin Sheehan

Kentucky Enquirer

“Kenton County Judge Sheehan has a reputation for creative sentencing…
Judge Sheehan’s sentence struck the right balance…”
May 12, 2001

“Judge Sheehan was correct about a compelling public right to know about
an elected official trusted to handle literally millions of taxpayer dollars.”
June 12, 1996

Lexington Herald-Leader

“Thanks to Kenton District Judge Martin J. Sheehan for putting in writing
what other public officials admit privately but are afraid to say…
Sheehan spent about 100 hours studying the research and
analyzing the issues – something that the legislature… did not do.”
April 29, 2007

Kentucky Post

“Judge Sheehan’s punishment affords these four
a chance to learn some valuable lessons.”
May 14, 2001

“Like the Judge, society has had its fill of people who flout the law – whether it’s for large crimes or small. Sheehan is right to insist that those who owe pay up…Anything short of that undermines the law and erodes justice.”
February 1, 2000

“District Judge Martin Sheehan knew that keeping the charge from
public view was wrong – that it violated basic American tenents…
We applaud Sheehan for opening this case to daylight.”
June 5, 1996

“Last week Kenton District Judge Martin Sheehan ruled that two
juveniles should be tried in adult court…When repeated attempts at
rehabilitation have failed, there’s nothing else the juvenile system can do.
It’s time to start punishing the young offenders as adults.”
November 7, 1995

“Judge Sheehan heard Nicholas Race’s family say he needed help
as well as punishment….He understood…how every elderly person in
Covington now has another reason to feel unsafe in their homes…He did
the right thing in ruling that Nicholas Race should be tried as an adult.”
August 18, 1995

“We commend Judge Sheehan for taking what could prove to be a
politically unpopular stance….More judges should follow his example.”
March 13, 1995

“Hats off to Kenton District Judge Martin Sheehan…
Judge Sheehan has done the right thing.”
March 29, 1994