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Katherine Shumate earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Northern Kentucky University. 

Katherine currently serves as the Kenton County Magistrate for District 3. She previously worked as a litigation paralegal at Kohnen & Patton, LLP, a law firm in Cincinnati, Ohio. She also previously worked as a paralegal at Keating, Muething & Klekamp, LLC.


Katherine W. Shumate ran for Kenton County Justice of the Peace in 2018.

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Katherine currently serves as magistrate for Kenton County's 3rd Magisterial District, and serves as Justice of the Peace. She was first appointed in 2007 and was subsequently elected to the position and is serving her fifth term. 

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As a justice of the peace, Katherine oversees cases involving minor criminal offenses and low-value civil suits, administers oaths to public officials, handles requests for orders of protection against harassment, and performs marriage ceremonies.

- As a justice of the peace, Katherine oversees cases involving minor criminal offenses and low-value civil suits, administers oaths to public officials, handles requests for orders of protection against harassment, and performs marriage ceremonies.

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- A justice of the peace, also called a magistrate, is an elected official who represents a district within a county in Kentucky.
- The primary responsibility of the role is to serve on the fiscal court, which is the county’s main governing body.
- The fiscal court oversees county budgets, public spending, local ordinances, and administrative policies.
- Each county is divided into three to eight districts, with one justice of the peace elected from each district.
- Justices of the peace serve four-year terms. Candidates must be at least 24 years old, a U.S. citizen, a Kentucky resident for at least two years, and a resident of their county and district for at least one year before the election.
- In some counties, justices of the peace may perform limited functions such as officiating marriages or processing notary applications if authorized.
- For 2025, the average salary was approximately $95,335, though actual pay differs across counties.