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# Will Moynahan

Kentucky Court of Appeals · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Kentucky Court of Appeals
- State: Kentucky
- Role: 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/Court-of-Appeals/Pages/default.aspx)
- [Official roster](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Court-of-Appeals/Pages/default.aspx)
- [Kentucky Court of Justice official judicial roster](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Court-of-Appeals/Pages/default.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

- Nonpartisan judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals’ 5th Appellate District, appointed in April 2025, and is running for re‐election in the November 3, 2026 special general election
- Sworn in on April 22, 2025, by Justice Pamela Goodwine
- Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Kentucky (2014–2025) prosecuting fraud, healthcare fraud, and public corruption cases
- Legal career: Law clerk to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (2010–2013) and to a judge on the U.S. Sixth Circuit (2013–2014)

### Education


### Additional information

- Governor Andy Beshear appointed Will Moynahan to the Kentucky Court of Appeals in April 2025 to serve the 5th Appellate District, which covers Fayette, Madison, Franklin, Scott, Jessamine, Woodford, Clark, and Bourbon counties.
- His campaign emphasizes fairness, impartiality, and his extensive legal and military service
- A Kentucky judicial watchdog group has raised concerns about Governor Beshear’s involvement in Moynahan’s fundraising, noting his appearance at a campaign event and a campaign website photo with the governor, which the committee views as an implied endorsement.