Stevens, Oluwole A. "Olu"
Louisville Judge Olu Stevens is the presiding Judge in the 30th Judicial Circuit, Division 6. He had been a prosecutor with the Jefferson County Attorney's Office; he was in private practice for ten years; and was with the firm Stoll Keenon and Ogden. Stevens is a graduate of Morehouse College and George Washington University Law School. He is a past president of the Louisville Bar Association and a past president of the Louisville Bar Foundation. In , Olu Stevens was one of three African American judges who received appointments from Kenucky Governor Steve Beshear; Stevens was appointed a circuit judge in Jefferson County. The other two appointments went to Sadiqua Reynolds and Erica Lee Williams, both were district judges [source: Wolfson, A. "Governor appoints three Black judges," Louisville Courier-Journal, 07/01/, News section]. In , Judge Stevens was one of three African American judges to be elected in Jefferson County, and he retained his circuit court judgeship, defeating Thomas J. Cannon, garnering 60% of the votes [source: J.
Judge Olu Stevens, who was suspended without pay for speaking out against racism in the judicial system.
A Black Kentucky judge has been suspended without pay for &#;racially-charged&#; comments accusing a Louisville prosecutor of intentionally seeking all-white juries.
On Monday, state officials decided to suspend Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Olu Stevens for 90 days without pay following an investigation into judicial misconduct charges. According to Reuters, Stevens was accused of eight code of conduct violations after criticizing Commonwealth&#;s Attorney Tom Wine on Facebook and during a speech at the Louisville Bar Association. Wine had previously questioned the judge&#;s motion to replace two all-white juries with more racially diverse ones.
Stevens dismissed a jury panel back in after a Black defendant complained that it &#;didn&#;t represent a cross-section of the community,&#; Louisville&#;s WDRB reports. A new jury was formed, this time featuring four African-American members; the defendant was later found not guilty. Stevens took similar action in due to the lack of minorities on a jury. According to the station, that&#;s when Wine filed a motion with the Kentu
Judge Stevens suspended amid ethics inquiry
Louisville Circuit Court Judge Olu Stevens has been suspended from the bench as a state judicial disciplinary body considers misconduct charges against him.
Stevens and the Judicial Conduct Commission reached an agreement Friday in which Stevens agreed to a paid suspension until the resolution of the case.
"Judge Stevens determined that it was in the best interest of all of the parties and the community to enter into this agreement," said one of Stevens' attorneys Larry Wilder in a statement. "Now we can all focus on the issues at hand regarding the First Amendment and the alleged misconduct.”
A hearing had been set for Tuesday to determine if Stevens should be temporarily pulled from the bench.
The commission's chair, Steve Wolnitzek, said the body is meeting next week to schedule a hearing – ideally within 60 to 90 days – at which the misconduct allegations will be heard.
Stevens and his counsel will be able to defend the charges at that hearing, after which the commission could dismiss the charges or impose a sanction.
While Stevens is suspended, other Jefferson Circuit Court judges will take on his caseload.
The Judicia
Olu A. Stevens was a judge of the Kentucky 30th Circuit Court 6th Division. He assumed office in He left office on January 2,
Stevens was appointed to the court by Governor Steve Beshear (D) on July 1, [1][2][3]
Effective April 18, , Stevens was suspended with pay from the court while the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission conducted an investigation into whether Stevens violated judicial ethics rules.[4] On August 8, Stevens began a day suspension without pay. Read more below.
Education
Stevens received his undergraduate degree in psychology from Morehouse College in Atlanta in and his J.D. from George Washington University Law School in [5][6]
Career
- Circuit court judge, 30th Judicial Circuit
- Attorney, Stoll Keenon Ogden, PLLC, Louisville, Ky.
- Assistant attorney of Jefferson County, Louisville, Ky.
- Principal, Olu A. Stevens, PLLC, Louisville, Ky.
- Admitted to the Kentucky Bar [5][6]
Awards and associations
Awards
- General Practice Link Bar Leader of the Year Award, American Bar Association
- University of Louisville Adopted Alumni Society Award
- Outstanding
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