Office of the Prosecutors Advisory Council

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The nine-member Prosecutors Advisory Council (PAC) consists of the Attorney General (chairperson), five Commonwealth's Attorneys, five County Attorneys and two citizen members. 

In association with the Office of the Attorney General, the Prosecutors Advisory Council:

  • Co-sponsors the annual Kentucky Prosecutors Conference, attended by more than 600 prosecutors and law enforcement officials;
  • Provides basic training courses for newly elected Commonwealth's and County Attorneys;
  • Sponsors the Kentucky Prosecutors Institute, a week-long trial skills course for new prosecutors;
  • Presides over the financial administration of the Unified Prosecutorial System, consisting of 177 Commonwealth's and County Attorneys and their employees; and
  • Oversees the preparation of the Child Sexual Abuse Prosecution Manual and the Data Collection Report.
     

Meeting Schedule

​​​​​​​​Unless otherwise noted, meetings will take place at 10:00 a.m. EST at the Office of the Attorney General East, 1024 Capital Center Drive, Frankfort.


March 22, 2024
Regular Meeting​
Agenda​   Minutes

​April 19, 2024
Regular Meeting​
Agenda​   Minutes
​May 17,
2024
Regular Meeting​
Agenda   Minutes​ 
​June 21, 2024
​Regular Meeting
Agenda​   Minutes
​July 19,
2024
Regular Meeting​
Agenda​   Minutes ​
​July 29,
2024
Special Meeting
Virtual Meeting
Agenda   Minutes ​
​August 20, 2024
​Regular Meeting
Agenda   Minutes
​October 18, 2024
Regular Meeting​
Agenda​   Minutes​ 
​December 3, 2024
​Regular Meeting
Agenda   Minutes ​
​January 10, 2025
Regular Meeting​
Cancelled​
​January 23, 2025
Special Meeting
10:00 a.m. EST at, 1024 Capital Center Drive, Frankfort.
Agenda   Minutes ​
​February 14, 2025
​Regular Meeting
Agenda   Minutes ​
​March 21, 2025
Regular Meeting​
Agenda   Minutes ​
​May 16,
2025
Regular Meeting​
Agenda   Minutes ​
​June 13, 2025
Regular Meeting​
Agenda   Minutes ​
​August 19, 2025
Special Meeting
Kentucky Prosecutors Conference, Lexington, KY, 1:00PM EDT
Agenda   Minutes ​
​September 19, 2025
Regular Meeting​
Agenda   Minutes ​
​October 17, 2025
Regular Meeting​Agenda   Minutes ​
​December 12, 2025
Regular Meeting​
Agenda   Minutes ​



Contact

Office of the Prosecutors Advisory Council
1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 200
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Phone: 502-696-5500
Fax: 502-696-5532
Email: PAC@prosecutors.ky.gov
 

Resources

Find your Commonwealth's or County Attorney

2018 Outstanding Prosecutor Awards

2020 Outstanding Prosecutor Awards
 

Council Members​

Commonwealth's Attorney Representatives

  • Hon. Rob Sanders, 16th Judicial Circuit, Covington
  • Hon. Jackie Steele, 27th Judicial Circuit, London
  • Hon. Courtney Baxter, 12th Judicial Circuit, Crestwood
  • Hon. Brian Wright, 29th Judicial Circuit, Liberty 
  •  Hon. Carrie Ovey-Wiggins, 56th Judicial Circuit, Eddyville

County Attorney Representatives

  • Hon. Joe Ross, Logan County Attorney, Russellville
  • Hon. Martin Hatfield, Pulaski County Attorney, Somerset
  • Hon. John Estill, Mason County Attorney, Maysville
  • Hon. Stacy Tapke, Kenton County Attorney, Covington 
  • Hon. Jenny Oldham, Hardin County Attorney, Elizabethtown

Citizen Members

  • Lisa Foley, Richmond
  • Margaret Daniel, Frankfort