In Memoriam
he Honorable Robert Joseph
Jackson, 80, of Nicholasville,
died Sept. 28, 2012, at the Hospice
Care Center. Born March 24,
1932, in Philadelphia, Penn., he
was the son of the late Joseph
Alexander and Anna Peterson
Jackson. He was a Korean War
veteran serving in the Air Force.
In 1954, he joined the Lexington
T
Police Department, rising through
the ranks to detective. After he
received his Juris Doctorate degree
from the University of Kentucky,
he served as a Circuit Court Judge
for the 13th Judicial District for 16
years. He also attended seminary
to become a chaplain and was a
member of Edgewood Baptist
Church. Along with his loving
wife of 61 years, Helen Kenney
Jackson, he is survived by three
children, Marianna Jackson-Clay,
Robyn (Sammy) Conn, and Jeffery
Jackson; six grandchildren, Ami
Read, Caroline Clay, Elizabeth
Conn, Robert W. Jackson, Joseph
Jackson, and James Jackson; and
one great granddaughter, Elizabeth
A. Jackson.
As a final tribute, the Bench & Bar publishes brief memorials recognizing
KBA members in good standing as space permits and at the discretion of the
editors. Please submit either written information or a copy of an obituary
that has been published in a newspaper. Submissions may be edited for
space. Memorials should be sent to sroberts@kybar.org.
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January 2013 Bench & Bar 29