Chris Olds

Professional career

• Judge Olds has been presiding over the 48th District Court in Franklin County since 2008, after being elected in a special election following the retirement of Judge Guy Hart.
• Franklin County District Court 222 Saint Clair St., Frankfort, KY 40601 Website: Kentucky Court of Justice – Franklin County Kentucky Court of Justice

Education

Additional information

• Chris Olds is the Franklin County (48th District Court) District Judge in Kentucky, serving since 2008, and was elected in 2025 as president of the Kentucky District Judges Association for 2025–2027
• In October 2025, he was elected by his colleagues as president of the Kentucky District Judges Association for a two‐year term (2025–2027), succeeding Judge Stephanie Pearce Burke.
• received the 2003 “Best of Frankfort Awards” for Best Attorney
• Olds remains active in community organizations, including The Kings Center and as a former board member of People Understanding Special Handicaps
• Before joining the bench, Olds spent 11 years in private practice as a trial attorney with Bullock & Coffman, LLP, after one year as a prosecutor.
• He is a graduate of Georgetown College and the University of Kentucky College of Law (now the J. David Rosenberg College of Law), where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and served on the Trial Advocacy Board.
• He was also president of the Franklin County Bar Association