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Phelps County Associate Circuit Judge Division 1 and Probate

What does this office do?

  • Deciding trials in the county
  • Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
  • Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes

Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,

Candidates:

Republican · Incumbent

Kenneth G. Clayton is the probate and associate circuit judge in Phelps County. He is a former Phelps County prosecuting attorney and public defender, and he has named drug abuse, including opioids, as a major problem facing the courts.

Records: Legal Competence 2 for, 2 against

Source: phelpscounty.org