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Brooks Houck's sister granted permanent custody of child he shared with Crystal Rogers
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Brooks Houck's sister granted permanent custody of child he shared with Crystal Rogers

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Sep 16, 2025

Houck agreed to let his sister, Rhonda McIlvoy, have full custody of Eli, who is now 12, according to court documents filed on Monday. 

Brooks Houck's sister seeks permanent custody of child he shared with Crystal Rogers
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Brooks Houck's sister seeks permanent custody of child he shared with Crystal Rogers

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Aug 1, 2025

Rhonda McIlvoy filed a motion in Nelson Circuit Court on July 18, ten days after Brooks Houck was found guilty in the 2015 murder of Rogers, asking to maintain custody of Eli, who is now 12. 

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Kentucky Supreme Court denies Brooks Houck's appeal to remove judge from murder trial
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Kentucky Supreme Court denies Brooks Houck's appeal to remove judge from murder trial

  • Updated Nov 28, 2023

The judge presiding over Brooks Houck's murder trial will stay on the case.

Prosecutors object to request by Brooks Houck's attorneys to remove judge for alleged bias
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Prosecutors object to request by Brooks Houck's attorneys to remove judge for alleged bias

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Nov 15, 2023

Last month, Houck's attorneys asked the high court to remove Simms, arguing his "impartiality might reasonably be questioned from the perspective of a reasonable observer who is informed of all the surrounding facts and circumstances."

Rare public view of family court case shows 'crisis' of kids housed in Louisville office building
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Rare public view of family court case shows 'crisis' of kids housed in Louisville office building

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Nov 2, 2023
  • 6 min to read

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services housed the child in the L&N Building, a 116-year-old office building at Broadway and 9th Street with no beds, showers or food providers.

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Family court judges in Louisville work to bring peace to emotionally charged disputes
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Family court judges in Louisville work to bring peace to emotionally charged disputes

  • Stephan Johnson
  • Updated May 8, 2023

From heated domestic violence cases to bitter custody battles, Louisville courtrooms often become center stage for heated disagreements.

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Family court judge finalizing adoptions over Zoom during pandemic
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Family court judge finalizing adoptions over Zoom during pandemic

  • Stephan Johnson
  • Updated Jan 26, 2021

Many important court hearings are being postponed or put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes adoption hearings.

Attorney Lori Goodwin easily wins family court race, the lone judicial seat up for grabs in Jefferson County
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Attorney Lori Goodwin easily wins family court race, the lone judicial seat up for grabs in Jefferson County

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Nov 3, 2020

Goodwin, who worked for more than a decade serving low-income citizens in the family law unit at the Legal Aid Society, more than doubled the vote of her two challengers in the race for Family Court judge in the 30th Judicial District.

6 Louisville judges quarantined after being exposed to COVID-19 positive court employees
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6 Louisville judges quarantined after being exposed to COVID-19 positive court employees

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Jul 20, 2020

The judges, all presiding in Jefferson Family Court, have partially canceled their dockets until at least July 29.

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Authorities identify man shot to death at food market on West Broadway
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Authorities identify man shot to death at food market on West Broadway

  • Updated Nov 15, 2019

Police arrested 63-year-old Robert James Hayden for the crime.

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