Law & Mortar: Courthouse building boom

The Kentucky court system failed to follow state contracting rules when it hired a Fort Mitchell lawyer to fix problems with its courthouse construction program.

After a bruising seven-month conflict, state court officials and Codell Construction have reached a settlement over how much money should be paid — and when — by Codell to insure courthouse construction.

The newly announced head of facilities for the state court system will go to work instead for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.

The state court system has hired a new director to oversee its embattled courthouse construction program.