Governor Steve Beshear just appointed Dan Kelly the 11th Circuit judgeship.

From the press release:

“Sen. Kelly has the appropriate temperament and experience for this position,” said Gov. Beshear. “I feel confident he will provide fair, honest and judicious service to the people of the 11th Judicial Circuit.”

We hear he’ll be sworn in by the end of the day. But there’s still no word on when the Governor will present a writ of election.

UPDATE: Well dang. Just 11 minutes later…

Governor Beshear calls special elections to fill vacant legislative seats

The vacancy in the 96th district of the House of Representative is the result of the resignation of Rep. Robin Webb, who resigned having been elected to represent the 18th district of the State Senate. The special election will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009 for the district that encompasses Carter and Lewis counties.

The vacancy in the 14th State Senate district is the result of the resignation of Sen. Dan Kelly, whom Gov. Beshear named to a judgeship in the 11th Judicial Circuit. The special election will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009 for the district that encompasses Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, Washington counties.

LATER UPDATE:

Click here for a copy of the writ of election in the 96th. And click here for the writ of election in the 14th. (Warning: PDF Links)

Here’s the PDF of Dan Kelly’s appointment.