# Fuck you, Rowan County (KY) Clerk Kim Davis **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 13, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757 "2015-08-13T18:09:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 90
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757/1781 "2024-01-05T23:47:30Z")
At work, I’m always surprised to see just what kind of stupid shit someone might do that ends up costing them a high paying job. We once had a woman at work embezzle $1,500 and ended up losing her $75k a year job she was so close to being eligible to retire from. $75k isn’t a lot in some areas of the country, but here in Arkansas it’s pretty good. In 2015, Davis’ salary for her government job was $80,000 annually which is pretty damned good for Kentucky. All she had to do was her job and she likely would have continued being elected into her position. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757/1782 "2024-01-06T11:12:31Z")
She was highly principled. Totally wrongheaded, arrogant beyond belief, and self-righteous, but in her mind principled. It wasn’t about the money. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757/1783 "2024-01-23T17:41:09Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > That last bit shows me they’re unfamiliar with irony. So I’m guessing: > He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. Ecclesiastes 10 would be just fine, but > Fuck around and find out would be right out. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757/1784 "2024-07-26T01:30:50Z")
**Former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, who opposed gay marriage, appeals ruling over attorney fees** > A federal judge ruled in January that Davis, who is the former Rowan County clerk, must pay $260,000 in fees to attorneys who represented a couple who sought a license from her office. Attorneys from the group The Liberty Counsel filed a brief Monday asking the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati to overturn that ruling. [https://apnews.com/article/kim-davis-gay-marriage-same-sex-couples-c9402162201fdccff43a952bda2244fc](https://apnews.com/article/kim-davis-gay-marriage-same-sex-couples-c9402162201fdccff43a952bda2244fc) I wonder why they waited so long to appeal. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757/1785 "2024-07-26T01:59:37Z")
Wonder how Rowan County will vote in the upcoming presidential election. Actually, it’s pretty much a given that, despite being historically a “swing” county\*, it’ll go heavily for Trump for the third straight time. \*Rowan County went for Obama in 2008. I did a couple of rotations during residency there (in the county seat, Morehead, home of Morehead State University), during the county’s “blue” period. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757/1786 "2024-07-26T12:58:32Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > I wonder why they waited so long to appeal. I’m guessing they finally realized they had a more favorable political climate. Kim Davis’ bat shit crazy political ideology is down right reasonable compared to MAGA. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757/1787 "2024-07-26T13:18:06Z")
According to the article, part of her appeal is arguing that _Obergefell_ should be overturned. Clarence Thomas’ concurrence in _Dobbs_ directly invited a challenge to _Obergefell_ on the same grounds. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757/1788 "2024-07-26T13:24:45Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > _Obergefell_ should be overturned But it hasn’t been. Pay up. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757/1789 "2024-07-26T13:41:05Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > According to the article, part of her appeal is arguing that _Obergefell_ should be overturned. Clarence Thomas’ concurrence in _Dobbs_ directly invited a challenge to _Obergefell_ on the same grounds. - Thomas would vote to overturn _Loving_ if it gets him out of paying alimony. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757/1790 "2024-07-26T14:41:41Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > I wonder why they waited so long to appeal. I’m not sure they waited at all. It takes awhile for the trial court to issue the final judgment, then they file a “notice” of appeal and the Court of Appeals issues a briefing schedule, allowing enough time for the relevant parts of the trial court record to be marked and transferred. Then, they write the brief, typically asking for a 30 day extension of the deadline. So, 6 months isn’t out of the ordinary. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757/1791 "2024-08-25T17:32:55Z")
Thomas’ bizarre [statement](https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-926_5hdk.pdf) when SCOTUS denied certiorari review of the original ruling against Davis also explicitly directed such a challenge. He hasn’t been shy in stating that he wants it overturned. The notice of appeal was filed on May 30. Davis’ initial brief was filed on July 22. [David Ermold v. Kim Davis, 24-5524 – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68968601/david-ermold-v-kim-davis/). The notice of appeal is the filing of the appeal, but the appellant’s initial brief is the first document containing actual argument. As **Procrustus** notes, the delay is primarily due to the time taken to prepare the appellate record - the documentary evidence and the trial transcript. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757/1792 "2026-08-05T22:24:18Z")
Kim Davis is now accused of hiding a big inheritance to avoid paying same-sex couple’s $565K judgment. Doesn’t sound very Christian of her. > **[Kim Davis sued over alleged property transfers to avoid paying judgment](https://spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/news/2026/07/27/kim-davis-lawsuit)** > > The couple who won a civil rights case against Kim Davis now say she shifted inherited property to avoid paying the judgment. > **[Kim Davis accused of hiding assets as plaintiffs seek to collect $565K...](https://www.lex18.com/news/kim-davis-accused-of-hiding-assets-as-plaintiffs-seek-to-collect-565k-same-sex-marriage-judgment)** > > Former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis is facing new allegations in federal court that she provided false sworn answers while creditors attempted to collect on a judgment exceeding $565,000. [https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article316625574.html](https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article316625574.html) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757/1793 "2026-08-05T22:27:48Z")
It sounds completely Christian to me. “Christ-like” and “Christian” are _not_ synonyms. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757/1794 "2026-08-05T22:40:07Z")
Words to describe this sorry excuse for a woman defy me. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757/1795 "2026-08-06T00:41:42Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > It sounds completely Christian to me. > “Christ-like” and “Christian” are _not_ synonyms. And yet in this case I would say they are. Is not Christ supposed to have hidden a whole kingdom in the clouds? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757.md?page=89)