Kentucky: Legislative Ethics Commission

Anthony M. Wilhoit - Executive Director. Judge Wilhoit joined the Legislative Ethics Commission on November 17, 1997. Joining the Court of Appeals in 1976, he was appointed to the position of Chief Judge in 1996. His other employment experience includes police judge, city attorney, county attorney, state public defender, and deputy justice secretary. He received an AB from Thomas More College, a law degree from the University of Kentucky, and an LLM from the University of Virginia.

H. John Schaaf – Counsel. Mr. Schaaf joined the Legislative Ethics Commission in June 2004. Prior to that, he was the General Counsel and staff attorney for the Legislative Research Commission since 1988. His other employment experience includes several years with a Louisville law firm, and a brief stint as editor of a weekly newspaper. He received a journalism degree from the University of Kentucky and a J.D. from the University of Louisville School of Law.

Donnita B. Crittenden - Mrs. Crittenden is the Principal Assistant in the Commission office. She is a graduate of Franklin County High School, and has a BA in Public Administration from Kentucky State University. Mrs. Crittenden joined the Commission in August 1993. Her previous experience includes a three-year internship with the Kentucky Department of Education, specifically assigned to the State Board of Education.

Connie Y. Evans - Mrs. Evans is the Staff Assistant in the Commission office. She is a graduate of Lebanon High School, Lebanon, Kentucky. Her previous experience includes legal secretary for 15 years, elementary school secretary for 11 years, and judicial secretary for 3 1/2 years in the Court of Appeals. She joined the Commission in January 1998.

Commission Staff