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# Michael Loy

Kentucky 29th Judicial District Court · District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Kentucky 29th Judicial District Court
- State: Kentucky
- Role: District Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-29

## Summary

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

## 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://kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Adair.aspx)
- [Official roster](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Adair.aspx)
- [Kentucky Court of Justice official judicial roster](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Adair.aspx)
- [Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Pages/Remote-Court-Information.aspx)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Michael Loy (Kentucky, 2026 election) – Running for District Judge, District 29 in Kentucky in the November 3, 2026 general election
- Michael S. Loy is a judge with a long career in the U.S. judicial system, most recently serving on the 4th Judicial District Circuit Court in Multnomah County, Oregon, where he was appointed in 1995 and re‐elected in 2020
- Current/Recent Role: Judge in the 4th Judicial District Circuit Court, Multnomah County, Oregon, Department 13, Room 13‐C
- Michael Loy (Kentucky) – Vice Chief Regional District Court Judge for the 29th District Court (Adair and Casey counties)

### Education



### Additional information

- Tenure: Appointed in 1995; served until 2023, when he was succeeded by Pamela Haan
- Elected in 2010 and 2014, his term ended January 6, 2019
- Assignments: Served in the Family Law Department, as a district court judge, hearing officer, and juvenile court referee