Whitney Johns
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Biography
Whitney Johns serves as the Circuit Court judge for the 50th Judicial Circuit, Division 1, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Boyle County, Kentucky
Circuit Judge, 50th Judicial Circuit, Division 1
Boyle County, Kentucky
Circuit Judge, 50th Judicial Circuit, Division 1
2 candidates are tracked for Circuit Judge, 50th Judicial Circuit, Division 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Whitney Johns and Christopher Reed. Candidate information follows official Boyle County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Whitney Johns and Christopher Reed are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 50th Judicial Circuit (Boyle, Mercer) 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, Whitney Johns, is on the ballot.