KRS 27A.100: Membership.

(1) There is hereby created a Judicial Council composed of the following persons: The

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or his designee from among the members of that

court; the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals or his designee from among the

members of tha t court; four (4) Circuit Judges, and four (4) District Judges, all of

whom shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; the president

of the Kentucky Association of Circuit Court Clerks; three (3) members of the State

Bar of Kentucky who shall be appointed by its board of governors; and the

chairmen of the Judiciary Committees of the House of Representatives and of the

Senate, or the vice chairman of any of these committees if the chairman declines to

serve.

(2) The appointed members shall serve for a term of four (4) years and until their

successors are appointed and qualify. Vacancies in the office of appointed members

shall be filled by the original appointing authority.

(3) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be the chairman of the council, or if

he is not a member or declines to serve as chairman, a member of the council shall

be appointed by him to serve as chairman. The administrative director of the courts

shall serve as secretary.