Former Franklin Circuit Judge Roger L. Crittenden dies at 81

By: Jack Brammer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: September 9, 2026

Words: 767

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Former Franklin Circuit Judge Roger L. Crittenden, who issued the landmark legal decision that requires the General Assembly to pass a budget, died Monday at his home in Frankfort. He was 81.

Crittenden also was former chair of the state Executive Branch Ethics Commission and served as a special master to craft a distribution plan for a large class-action settlement involving former clients of disgraced attorney Eric Conn.

“He was a great …

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