Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced today the members of the Task Force, all of whom represent groups that are involved with or affected by the search warrant process. The Task Force was formed by Executive Order and is charged with reviewing the current search warrant process in Kentucky.
The representatives include members of the judiciary, legislators, law enforcement, prosecutors, the Public Advocate, local officials, a representative of the NAACP and citizen members.
“When I was asked to make an appointment on behalf of KACo to this Task Force, I wanted to be thoughtful and choose someone who would represent counties well,” said Madison County Judge/Executive and KACo President Reagan Taylor. “David Nicholson is a long-serving and dedicated county official who as Circuit Court Clerk understands our judicial system and the needs of our law enforcement community.”
Nicholson began his tenure as a public official as the Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk in 2006, and he was re-elected in 2012 and 2018. He was sworn in as KACo president in November 2017, the first KACo president from Jefferson County and the first one to represent circuit court clerks. He also serves on the National Association of Counties (NACo) Board of Directors and NACo's Justice & Public Safety Steering Committee.
Nicholson’s experience in the field of criminal justice includes eight years as executive director of the Louisville Metro Criminal Justice Commission, from 1998-2006.
“I am honored to represent the Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) in this critically important endeavor. The time is right to conduct an in-depth review of the search warrant process,” said Nicholson. “We need to leverage technology, build uniform applications and review all procedures to guide law enforcement and the judiciary in all counties. The citizens of Kentucky deserve no less.”
