Mark Stephen Medlin
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Biography
Mark Stephen Medlin serves as the District Court judge for the 1st Judicial District, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Ballard County, Kentucky
District Judge, 1st Judicial District
Ballard County, Kentucky
District Judge, 1st Judicial District
One candidate is tracked for District Judge, 1st Judicial District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Mark Stephen Medlin. Candidate information follows official Ballard County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Mark Stephen Medlin is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Kentucky prints unopposed candidates, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Voters across the 1st Judicial District (Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman) vote on this seat. Kentucky judicial elections are nonpartisan; a primary narrows the field only when three or more candidates file for a seat. Listed from the Kentucky Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate filings list.
What this office does
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. The sitting officeholder, Mark Stephen Medlin, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.