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# Donna L. Dixon

Kentucky Court of Appeals · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Kentucky Court of Appeals
- State: Kentucky
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Court of Appeals of Kentucky, 2006-present
- Judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeals, Division 2 of the First Supreme Court District, serving from 2006 until her resignation on November 20, 2023
- Early career: Staff attorney for Chief Judge J. William Howerton; assistant Commonwealth’s attorney for McCracken County; private practice

### Education

- Murray State University — B.A.

### Additional information

- Election: In 2022, she won re‐election in the general election for Division 2, securing 100% of the vote in a nonpartisan race
- Practitioner, 2005-2005
- District judge: held the role of McCracken County district judge for over 10 years before her appellate appointment

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### remote hearing platform

Scope: statewide

Kentucky Court of Justice publishes statewide instructions for using Zoom to participate in remote court proceedings.

Evidence excerpt: This page provides general instructions about how to use Zoom to participate in a remote court proceeding.

[Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Pages/Remote-Court-Information.aspx)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### video voice content sharing

Scope: statewide

Kentucky identifies Zoom as a platform that supports video, voice, and content sharing for desktops, mobile devices, phones, and room systems.

Evidence excerpt: Zoom is a videoconferencing platform that offers video, voice and content sharing for desktops, mobile devices, phones and room systems.

[Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Pages/Remote-Court-Information.aspx)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### county login information

Scope: statewide

Kentucky directs parties to obtain specific remote-court login information from the circuit court clerk for the county where they are scheduled to appear.

Evidence excerpt: To request specific login information for your court event, contact the Office of Circuit Court Clerk in the county in which you are scheduled to appear.

[Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Pages/Remote-Court-Information.aspx)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7326/donna-l-dixon/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7326/donna-l-dixon/)
- [Court of Appeals of Kentucky current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7326/donna-l-dixon/)
- [Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Pages/Remote-Court-Information.aspx)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7326/donna-l-dixon/)
- [www.kycourts.gov](https://www.kycourts.gov/Court-Initiatives/ROSC%20Documents/2024_8-13_McCracken_ROSC_Summit_Program.pdf)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7326/donna-l-dixon/)

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