Northern Kentucky attorney Brian Halloran filed a lawsuit in Kenton County Circuit Court Tuesday, claiming embattled defense attorney Ben Dusing is not eligible to run for Kenton County Family Court judge because he is no longer licensed to practice law in the state.
The Kentucky Supreme Court temporarily suspended Dusing’s law license last month pending a psychiatric evaluation.
Dusing is currently one of three candidates running for family court judge; his opponents are family law attorney Terri King Schoborg and Covington attorney Carl Knochelmann.
“Defendant, Benjamin G. Dusing is not qualified to be a candidate in the primary, or general elections for Kenton County Circuit Court, Second Division, Family Division as he [sic] no longer a licensed, active attorney in good standing with the Kentucky Bar Association,” the lawsuit says. “A candidate for Circuit Judge must be licensed to practice law in the Courts of the Commonwealth.”
If Dusing remains in the race, there will be a run-off election on May 17, where the top two vote-getters would move on to the November election. If not, the race will not be on the ballot in the May primary.
“I certainly hope there is not a May run-off election,” Schoborg said Tuesday after finding out about the lawsuit, “but my intention is to continue putting my full effort into the campaign because the family court judge position is so important to me and the citizens of Kenton County.”
Dusing did not wish to comment for this story.
