William "Joey" Verax IV.
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Biography
William "Joey" Verax IV. serves as the Circuit Court judge for the 18th Judicial Circuit, Division 1, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Pendleton County, Kentucky
Circuit Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit, Division 1
Pendleton County, Kentucky
Circuit Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit, Division 1
One candidate is tracked for Circuit Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit, Division 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: William "Joey" Verax IV.. Candidate information follows official Pendleton County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
William "Joey" Verax IV. 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 18th Judicial Circuit (Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton, Robertson) 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, William "Joey" Verax IV., is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.