Romano Mazzoli - Congressman Mazzoli was appointed to the Commission by the Speaker of the House in 2005. He is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Louisville School of Law. In 2004, he earned a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He served in the Kentucky State Senate (1968-1970) and in the U. S. House of Representatives (1971-1995). Congressman Mazzoli was Chairman of the Immigration, International Law and Refugees Subcommittee for 12 years. In 1998, following 27 years of service as an elected official, Congressman Mazzoli was named Senior Distinguished Fellow at the University of Louisville's Brandeis School of Law, where his teaching interests include legislation and immigration. Congressman Mazzoli has received Honorary Doctorate degrees from the University of Notre Dame, Bellarmine University, Spalding University, Centre College, and Sullivan College. Congressman Mazzoli served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956. He and his wife Helen live in Louisville, Kentucky.
Norma Scott - Mrs. Scott was appointed to the Commission by the President of the Senate in 2005. She graduated from Earlington High School and Western Kentucky University, where she received a B.A. in Elementary Education. A former school teacher, Mrs. Scott is president of Fugate Lumber Co., which has locations in Madisonville, Eddyville, and Powderly. Mrs. Scott and her husband Gerald live in Madisonville, Kentucky.
Judge Paul D. Gudgel – Judge Gudgel was appointed to the Commission by the Speaker of the House in 2002. Judge Gudgel received both his BA and LLB degrees from the University of Kentucky. After practicing law in Lexington, he entered judicial service in 1970, serving as a trial commissioner in the municipal and quarterly courts, as Fayette County Judge, and as Chief District Judge. In 1979, he was appointed to the Court of Appeals and served on that court until 2002 including five years as Chief Judge. He retired from the Court in November 2002. Judge Gudgel earned a Master of Laws degree from the University of Virginia and also served as a member of the Judicial Conduct Commission for 22 years. He and his wife Katherine live in Lexington, Kentucky.
Trib Ball - Mrs. Ball was appointed to the Commission by the President of the Senate in 2005. She has been an active community volunteer for many years, including service as president of the Daviess County Medical Alliance and the Ellis Park Foundation. She has served on the Owensboro Civil Service Commission and with the Alma Randolph Charitable Foundation, which raises money to provide school clothes for local children. Mrs. Ball is an active member of the First Baptist Church in Owensboro, Kentucky where she lives with her husband of 57 years, Dr. Coy E. Ball.
Bob Fulkerson – Mr. Fulkerson was appointed to the Commission by the President of the Senate in 2004. He is a graduate of Owensboro Senior High School and attended Southwestern College, Dallas, Texas. He is a retired manager of General Electric Appliance Park in Louisville. Currently, he devotes his time to community service and religious activities. In the past, he has been an active participant in his political party both as a candidate for elected office and party official. He and his wife Edna live in Louisville, Kentucky.