Fayette District Court Judge Pamela R. Goodwine, who in 1999 became the first African-American female judge in Fayette County, is Renee’s guest on the next Connections with Renee Shaw, airing Sunday, April 20 at 11:30/10:30 a.m. CT on KET2 and Saturday, April 26 at 3/2 p.m. CT on KET1.
Goodwine discusses her background, including caring for her father at the end of his life and the tragic death of her mother at the hands of a close relative. She details her path through grief, anger and self-destruction after the loss of her parents and her eventual recovery through the help of a new church family and professional grief counseling.
Goodwine also discusses her own painful battle with Crohn’s disease, which included two major surgeries and extensive physical rehabilitation.
Upon her recovery, Goodwine entered the University of Kentucky and graduated from law school in 1994. At Wyatt, Tarrant and Combs’ Lexington office, she focused her legal career on labor and employment law, including sexual harassment claims and policies.
Finally, Goodwine talks about her future career goals, and offers one of her ideas about how to reduce Kentucky’s sizeable prison population.
Connections with Renee Shaw is a KET production, produced by Renee Shaw and Carolyn Gwinn. More information about Connections, including streaming video, is available at www.ket.org/connections.
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