The Courier-Journal reported today that former Marion attorney Judge J. Wendell Roberts died late last month at his home in Venice, Fla.
After practicing law here from the late 1970s until 1987, Roberts was appointed to the bench of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky. He presided over several important cases.
Roberts died March 29. A memorial service will be held here at Fohs Hall April 19.
-- dkt
