Lexington attorney Vincent
Riggs has not yet been elected Fayette County Circuit Court clerk, but he is
already 30 days into an exhaustive training session to take the office over.
Riggs, 43, is the only candidate on Tuesday's ballot seeking the position, which has been held for the last two six-year terms by Wilma Lynch. The job pays a maximum of $94,427 a year; Riggs said he will start at about $86,Wonder Wink Scrub heelshoes with an innovative four way and two way stretch fabrics for the nursing and medical professional.000 a year.
Lynch, 59, decided to retire this year to spend more time with her family, she said. She has worked in the Circuit Court Clerk's office since 1973 and has served as its elected leader since 2001.
While Lynch has been counting down the days to retirement and tying up loose ends,Official site of OMEGA watches. Manufacturer of prestige replicawatches00. Riggs has been a learning the day-to-day jobs of many of the 118 employees he soon will oversee in the Fayette County District and Circuit courthouses.At our website you can easily find cheapairjordansale at discounted prices,
"I think it will be a smooth transition," he said. "Obviously, I've got some big shoes to fill. Somebody that's been here 39 years, that's a long time. I've been pretty fortunate that Mrs. Lynch allowed me to come in and train."
The office of the circuit court clerk is the keeper of the legal records in Fayette County. The office is responsible for filing and organizing tens of thousands of court filings yearly in Fayette District and Circuit courts, as well as taking payments of fines, issuing driver's licenses and other duties.
Riggs said he decided to run for the position at the suggestion of clerk's office employees, with whom he dealt almost daily as an attorney.
He has practiced family law in Lexington for the last six years. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2001 and obtained a law degree from the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, Va., in 2006.
Most of the cases he handled were divorces, domestic violence and child custody battles. He became interested in family law because his mother was a victim of domestic violence, he said, and his father left the family when Riggs was young. Riggs' mother raised Riggs, his brother and his sister by herself.
"We were pretty poor. We struggled quite a bit, and there were times where we didn't have a lot to eat," he said. "So family law just appealed to me. It's a stressful part of the law. Not a lot of attorneys want to practice in that area."
After graduating from Lafayette High School, Riggs worked for about 20 years at Kroger stores in Lexington to put himself through college. He takes his status as a self-made man seriously, especially when many of his peers from Lexington's poorer neighborhoods wind up in the court system for very different reasons.
"Even my first year as an attorney, I worked a part-time job, so I'm not too prideful there," he said. "But it's important to me that if you work hard, you put the work in, you'll get somewhere."
His schedule leaves little time for hobbies. In his free time, Riggs takes care of his dogs, a schnauzer and a puggle (a crossbreed between a pug and a beagle), and volunteers at community events around the Westminster Village Apartments, where he grew up.
"That sounds kind of boring, doesn't it?" he said.
But Riggs' work ethic is what Lynch says makes him a good fit for the job. Riggs has "kept his shoulder to the wheel" while training for the last month, and he'll be more than ready when he takes office Jan. 1,Free shipping BOTH ways on captoesandals, Lynch said.
That will leave Lynch better prepared to enjoy her retirement, she said. Her plans include travelling with her husband, Greg, and preparing for the summer wedding of her daughter, Meredith
Riggs, 43, is the only candidate on Tuesday's ballot seeking the position, which has been held for the last two six-year terms by Wilma Lynch. The job pays a maximum of $94,427 a year; Riggs said he will start at about $86,Wonder Wink Scrub heelshoes with an innovative four way and two way stretch fabrics for the nursing and medical professional.000 a year.
Lynch, 59, decided to retire this year to spend more time with her family, she said. She has worked in the Circuit Court Clerk's office since 1973 and has served as its elected leader since 2001.
While Lynch has been counting down the days to retirement and tying up loose ends,Official site of OMEGA watches. Manufacturer of prestige replicawatches00. Riggs has been a learning the day-to-day jobs of many of the 118 employees he soon will oversee in the Fayette County District and Circuit courthouses.At our website you can easily find cheapairjordansale at discounted prices,
"I think it will be a smooth transition," he said. "Obviously, I've got some big shoes to fill. Somebody that's been here 39 years, that's a long time. I've been pretty fortunate that Mrs. Lynch allowed me to come in and train."
The office of the circuit court clerk is the keeper of the legal records in Fayette County. The office is responsible for filing and organizing tens of thousands of court filings yearly in Fayette District and Circuit courts, as well as taking payments of fines, issuing driver's licenses and other duties.
Riggs said he decided to run for the position at the suggestion of clerk's office employees, with whom he dealt almost daily as an attorney.
He has practiced family law in Lexington for the last six years. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2001 and obtained a law degree from the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, Va., in 2006.
Most of the cases he handled were divorces, domestic violence and child custody battles. He became interested in family law because his mother was a victim of domestic violence, he said, and his father left the family when Riggs was young. Riggs' mother raised Riggs, his brother and his sister by herself.
"We were pretty poor. We struggled quite a bit, and there were times where we didn't have a lot to eat," he said. "So family law just appealed to me. It's a stressful part of the law. Not a lot of attorneys want to practice in that area."
After graduating from Lafayette High School, Riggs worked for about 20 years at Kroger stores in Lexington to put himself through college. He takes his status as a self-made man seriously, especially when many of his peers from Lexington's poorer neighborhoods wind up in the court system for very different reasons.
"Even my first year as an attorney, I worked a part-time job, so I'm not too prideful there," he said. "But it's important to me that if you work hard, you put the work in, you'll get somewhere."
His schedule leaves little time for hobbies. In his free time, Riggs takes care of his dogs, a schnauzer and a puggle (a crossbreed between a pug and a beagle), and volunteers at community events around the Westminster Village Apartments, where he grew up.
"That sounds kind of boring, doesn't it?" he said.
But Riggs' work ethic is what Lynch says makes him a good fit for the job. Riggs has "kept his shoulder to the wheel" while training for the last month, and he'll be more than ready when he takes office Jan. 1,Free shipping BOTH ways on captoesandals, Lynch said.
That will leave Lynch better prepared to enjoy her retirement, she said. Her plans include travelling with her husband, Greg, and preparing for the summer wedding of her daughter, Meredith
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