Magistrate Steve Church once stated that he did not ask to be a magistrate and insinuated that he was doing the people of Oldham County a favor by serving as a magistrate. Well, after being defeated on Tuesday by former magistrate Brent Likens, Mr. Church can return to his normal routine. I believe that the people of Oldham County will survive. Everybody can be replaced.
Steve Church was appointed to the position of magistrate in 2007 after the incumbent, Paula Gish, resigned to take the position of Deputy County Judge/Executive. Subsequently, he ran for the unexpired term and was elected. It was after that he said that he never asked for the job. I always thought that when you asked the public for their vote you were asking for the job.