Nelson County Attorney
What does this office do?
- Deciding which crimes get charged and which are dropped
- Making plea deals and asking for sentences
- Working with police on criminal cases
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties,
Candidates:
Democratic · Incumbent
Arch C. "Chip" McKay III has been Nelson County attorney since he was elected in 2022. He earlier spent more than 18 years as an assistant commonwealth's attorney in Nelson, Hart, and Larue counties, and he earned his law degree at the University of Kentucky.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
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