Fred Cowan is a Kentucky politician. He currently serves as a Kentucky Circuit Judge of the 30th judicial district in Louisville. He is a former Kentucky Attorney General (1988–1992) and former member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives for the 32nd district (1982–1987).[1] Cowan is one of the few Kentuckians who has been elected to all three branches of Kentuckian State Government.
Cowan was born on October 11, 1945, in New York City to Mary Virginia Wesley of Union County, Kentucky, and Frederic Sr., also of New York City. At age 8 he moved to Sturgis, Kentucky and a year later moved to Louisville where he attended Bloom Elementary, Highland Middle, and Atherton High School. In 1967 Cowan graduated from Dartmouth College and served in the Peace Corps in Dessie, Ethiopia (1967–1969). While in Ethiopia, he taught English at Woizero Siheen High School and became fluent in Amharic.
Once he returned to the US, he taught 5th grade in North Carolina before moving to Little Rock, Arkansas where he was a copy editor at the Arkansas Democrat and then started a grassroots consumer organization. In Little Rock, he met and married Linda Marshall Scholle, granddaughter of Lenore Marshall and great-granddaughter of Louis Marshall. Fred and Linda moved to Massachusetts for Fred to attend Harvard Law School where he graduated in 1978.
Cowan moved to Louisville and worked for the campaign of Harvey Sloane for Governor of Kentucky in 1978–1979. After the unsuccessful campaign, Cowan practiced law with former Brown, Todd and Heyburn (Frost Brown Todd) and ran for State Representative, defeating a ten-term Republican incumbent. In 1987 he ran for Attorney General of Kentucky and defeated Todd Hollenbach in the Democratic primary. As Attorney General he successfully argued Stanford v. Kentucky before the United States Supreme Court in 1989. In 2005, the case was reversed by Roper v. Simmons.
Before being elected Judge in 2006, he practiced law from 1992 to 2006 with Lynch, Cox, Gillman and Mayhan (now Lynch, Cox, Gillman and Goodman).
Cowan is the younger brother of author Roberta Bondi, older brother of History Detective and Antiques Roadshow appraiser Wes Cowan and first cousin of actress and singer Kassie Wesley DePaiva. He and Linda have three daughters.
fred, cowan, kentucky, politician, currently, serves, kentucky, circuit, judge, 30th, judicial, district, louisville, former, kentucky, attorney, general, 1988, 1992, former, member, kentucky, state, house, representatives, 32nd, district, 1982, 1987, cowan, k. Fred Cowan is a Kentucky politician He currently serves as a Kentucky Circuit Judge of the 30th judicial district in Louisville He is a former Kentucky Attorney General 1988 1992 and former member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives for the 32nd district 1982 1987 1 Cowan is one of the few Kentuckians who has been elected to all three branches of Kentuckian State Government Fred CowanAttorney General of KentuckyIn office January 1988 January 1992GovernorWallace WilkinsonBrereton C JonesPreceded byDavid L ArmstrongSucceeded byChris GormanMember of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 32nd districtIn office January 1 1982 November 1987Preceded byE Bruce BlytheSucceeded byAnne NorthupCowan was born on October 11 1945 in New York City to Mary Virginia Wesley of Union County Kentucky and Frederic Sr also of New York City At age 8 he moved to Sturgis Kentucky and a year later moved to Louisville where he attended Bloom Elementary Highland Middle and Atherton High School In 1967 Cowan graduated from Dartmouth College and served in the Peace Corps in Dessie Ethiopia 1967 1969 While in Ethiopia he taught English at Woizero Siheen High School and became fluent in Amharic Once he returned to the US he taught 5th grade in North Carolina before moving to Little Rock Arkansas where he was a copy editor at the Arkansas Democrat and then started a grassroots consumer organization In Little Rock he met and married Linda Marshall Scholle granddaughter of Lenore Marshall and great granddaughter of Louis Marshall Fred and Linda moved to Massachusetts for Fred to attend Harvard Law School where he graduated in 1978 Cowan moved to Louisville and worked for the campaign of Harvey Sloane for Governor of Kentucky in 1978 1979 After the unsuccessful campaign Cowan practiced law with former Brown Todd and Heyburn Frost Brown Todd and ran for State Representative defeating a ten term Republican incumbent In 1987 he ran for Attorney General of Kentucky and defeated Todd Hollenbach in the Democratic primary As Attorney General he successfully argued Stanford v Kentucky before the United States Supreme Court in 1989 In 2005 the case was reversed by Roper v Simmons Before being elected Judge in 2006 he practiced law from 1992 to 2006 with Lynch Cox Gillman and Mayhan now Lynch Cox Gillman and Goodman Cowan is the younger brother of author Roberta Bondi older brother of History Detective and Antiques Roadshow appraiser Wes Cowan and first cousin of actress and singer Kassie Wesley DePaiva He and Linda have three daughters References edit Jewell Malcolm Edwin Penny M Miller 1988 The Kentucky legislature two decades of change University Press of Kentucky pp 31 60 ISBN 978 0 8131 1668 6 Party political officesPreceded byDavid L Armstrong Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Kentucky1987 Succeeded byChris GormanLegal officesPreceded byDavid L Armstrong Attorney General of Kentucky1988 1992 Succeeded byChris Gorman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fred Cowan amp oldid 1198013090, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
