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Board of Trustees

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Board of Trustees consists of eight members, of whom three are judicial appointees, three are legislative appointees and two are gubernatorial appointees. Unless appointed to an unexpired term, trustees serve four years -- the current four-year statutory term expires on June 30, 2026​. 

The Board annually elects its Chair -- the current Chair is Justice Daniel Venters. ​

Daniel J. Venters

Justice Daniel J. Venters

Supreme Court Appointee
John R. Grise

Justics Laurance B. VanMeter (Active)

Supreme Court Appointee
Doughlas M. George

Judge Doughlas M. George

Supreme Court Appointee
Brad Montell

Representative Brad Montell

Speaker of House Appointee
Scott Brinkman

Represenative Scott Brinkman

House/Senate Joint Appointee

Senator Jimmy Higdon

Senate President Appointee
Ben D. Allison

Mr. Ben D. Allison

Governor Appointee
Stephen F. LeLaurin

Mr. Stephen F. LeLaurin

Governor Appointee
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JRP Investment Committee

By statute, the Judicial Retirement Fund is under the control of an Investment Committee.​

Those members are:
Ben D. Allison, Chair​
Stephen F. LeLaurin
Justice Laurance B. VanMeter​
Judge Doughlas M. George
​Justice Daniel Venters

LRP Investment Committee

By statute, the Judicial Retirement Fund is under the control of an Investment Committee.

Those members are: 
Rep. W. Brad Montell, Chair
Rep. Scott Brinkman
Sen. Jimmy Higdon
Stephen F. LeLaurin
Ben D. Allison​​

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Pursuant to KRS 21.550, the Investment Committee for the Judicial Retirement funds “shall have full and sole authority over the . . . fund and the investment thereof, including the prescribing of funding standards, the adopting of actuarial methods and assumptions, and the making of employment or contracts for required personal services, including administrative, actuarial and investment counseling services.”  The Investment Committee for the Legislators Retirement funds is given the same authority by KRS 21.560.

 Meetings are held quarterly during the months of January, April, July and October (the third Friday of the month, or at a date convenient to a majority of the Trustees), and at special meetings, if necessary.   The Board meets in Frankfort.​​