Bruce T. Butler

Professional career

• County Attorney, Breckinridge County (1985–2006) Partner, Brite & Butler, Hardinsburg, KY (1978–2006) Attorney, Richardson & Richardson, Brandenburg, KY (1976–1978) Judge, 46th Judicial Circuit (2007–present)
• The Chief Circuit Judge for Kentucky’s 46th Judicial Circuit, covering Breckinridge, Grayson, and Meade counties, and has served on the bench since 2006
• Chief Circuit Judge for the 46th Judicial Circuit, which includes the counties of Breckinridge, Grayson, and Meade in western Kentucky

Education

Additional information

• On August 31, 2023, Judge Butler was seriously injured in a car accident in Hardinsburg, KY, when his vehicle was T‐boned by another car after the other driver was blinded by the sun.
• He presides over circuit court matters in these counties, including criminal, civil, family, and district court cases
• He was airlifted to University of Louisville Hospital and admitted to intensive care