Steven Richard Jaeger

Before my appointment and election as judge in District Court in 1987, I was in private practice and served as an assistant county attorney for more than four years. I was elected as a Circuit Judge in 1995, where I remained until 2007. I served two terms as Chief District Judge and as Chief Circuit Judge in Kenton County. I continued to hear cases as a Senior Status Judge from June 2007 through September 2010.

I have enjoyed my service to the Northern Kentucky Area. I have been an active member of a wide range of organizations important to the community. From 1997 to 2001, I was a key member of the Judicial Advisory Committee in the Governor’s Office of Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Services. I was chair of the Statewide Court Technology Committee from 1998 through 2009. I also chaired the Joint Workgroup of the Court of Justice, Kentucky Bar Association and Administrative Office of the Courts e-filing and e-processes initiative.

I have frequently volunteered my time to assist area schools in Mock Trial tournaments, where I have served as a Judge. I also coached Knothole Baseball for 17 years and was a member of the Dixie Heights High School Band Boosters for 12 years, serving two terms as President.

I graduated summa cum laude from Thomas More College before earning my JD from Salmon P. Chase College of Law. I was a frequent teacher at the Kentucky Court of Justice Clerk and District/Circuit/Appellate Judicial Colleges. Previously, I was an instructor at Xavier University. I have taught at Beckfield College from 1986 to present, where I was appointed Interim Co-Chair of Paralegal Studies in 2002, and was appointed lead instructor in 2009. In 2012, I became the interim Dean of the Paralegal Studies program. I have also taught Trial Advocacy and Advanced Trial Advocacy at Chase College of Law.

I am currently licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the United States District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and the United States Supreme Court. I am a member of the Kentucky Bar Association and the Northern Kentucky Bar Association.