Boone County Public Library: Where Imagination Takes Flight
Boone County began with a tradition of Justices of the Peace acting as a County Court. On the first Court, which met 17 June 1799, there were five Justices, who had been commissioned by the Governor: John Hall, John Conner, John Brown, Archibald Huston, and Archibald Reid.
The Justices in Kentucky served without pay in the early period, though later they were granted a small compensation. Even the fees they received when they held Court were supposed to be turned over to the County at intervals.
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| John Hall | 23 Dec 1798 | Commissioned Sheriff |
| John Conner | 23 Dec 1798 | Vacated by Death |
| John Brown | 23 Dec 1798 | Commissioned Sheriff - refused to Qualify, Apr 1803 |
| Archibald Huston | 23 Dec 1798 | Commissioned Sheriff, May 1803 |
| Archibald Reid | 23 Dec 1798 | Commissioned Sheriff, 14 Dec 1804 |
| John Bush | 26 Jan 1801 | Commissioned Sheriff, 1807 |
| John H. Craig | 26 Jan 1801 | |
| John Watts | 26 Jan 1801 | |
| Elzaphan Hume | 12 Jun 1801 | Commissioned Sheriff, 9 Nov 1808 |