Skip to main navigation Skip to main content

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, 2024.  The trustees are:

Judge Doughlas M. George (retired)
  Springfield, Kentucky 

Judge John R. Grise
  Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit
  Bowling Green, Kentucky

Justice Daniel J. Venters (retired)
   Somerset, Kentucky 

Representative Brad Montell (retired)
  Frankfort, Kentucky 

Representative Scott Brinkman (retired)
  Senate President/Speaker of House Joint Appointee

Senator Joe Bowen (retired)
  Owensboro, Kentucky 

Vacant Seat
  Governor Appointee

Mr. Stephen F. LeLaurin
  Louisville, Kentucky

The Board annually elects its Chair -- the current Chair is Judge Grise.  By statute, the Judicial Retirement Fund is under the control of an Investment Committee consisting of those members of the Board who are the judicial and gubernatorial appointees.  Those members are Judge George, Judge Grise and Justice Venters (judicial appointees), and Mr. Donahue and Mr. LeLaurin (gubernatorial appointees).  Mr. LeLaurin is the current Chair of the Investment Committee for the Judicial Retirement Fund.  The Legislators Retirement Fund is under the control of an Investment Committee consisting of those members of the Board who are the legislative and gubernatorial appointees.  Those members are Representative Montell, Judge Jensen and Senator Bowen (legislative appointees), and Mr. Donahue and Mr. LeLaurin (gubernatorial appointees).  Senator Bowen is the current Chair of the Investment Committee for the Legislators Retirement Fund.