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Hardin County/Ninth Judicial Circuit Commonwealth’s Attorney Shane Young is receiving some special recognition.
Young received the 2025 Outstanding Commonwealth’s Attorney Award at the Kentucky Prosecutors Conference in Lexington Wednesday.
“Personally, it’s gratifying, but really, I think it’s a reflection on what the office does,” Young said. “Not just me, but I have seven other prosecutors that work with me, and I’ve been lucky enough to assemble what I think is probably the most talented group of commonwealth’s attorneys in the state, and they’ve actually stuck with me.”
Young said to him the job means “bringing justice to victims, and then keeping the community safe.”
“Me and Teresa relocated there 20-something years ago, and our kids grew up there, and waking up every morning and making sure your kids are safe, and that your parents are safe, and that your family’s safe, is something really easy to work at,” Young said.
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman said in a release: “Shane has never shied away from a challenge. There was no hesitation on Shane’s part when he took on a decade-old murder case and ultimately secured three convictions. On behalf of our office, the people of Nelson County, and the family of Crystal Rogers, we are grateful for his dedication and tireless pursuit of justice.”
Young said the Bardstown cases are another testament to his team.
“There’s a lot of people involved in that besides me, especially my wife Teresa Young and Jim Lesousky, who is a prosecutor at Louisville, and my office with me not being there a lot has continued to operate and continue to deliver consistent justice to Hardin County on their own, and I think that’s a good reflection of the talent that’s working out of the office,” Young said.
Young was elected to his third term as commonwealth’s attorney in 2024.
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