Time spent as a federal court clerk counts toward the legal experience requirement to run for Kentucky attorney general, a state circuit court ruled Oct. 10.
Kentucky’s definition of “practicing law” should be broadly interpreted, the court said in a ruling that short-circuited a complaint by a Louisville voter to disqualify Republican Daniel Cameron from the November ballot.
“There is no meaningful distinction between the professional responsibilities Mr. Cameron performed as a federal judicial law clerk and his responsibilities as legal counsel for Senate Majority Leader (Mitch) McConnell,” the court said.
“Both positions involved, ‘service rendered involving legal knowledge or ...
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