Opinion ID: 2541918
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Heading: The Appeal to and Decision of the Franklin Circuit Court

Text: The Appellants sought review in the Franklin Circuit Court which affirmed the decision of the Board of Claims. The circuit court noted that, in Horn by Horn v. Commonwealth, 916 S.W.2d 173 (Ky.1996), although the AOC was found to be subject to suit in the Board of Claims, its court-designated worker was entitled to quasi-judicial immunity because she was acting within the scope of her employment and under the direction of a judge of the court. Id. at 176. The circuit court stated that Winchester is a court-designated worker, thus both King and AOC are entitled to immunity. [2] The circuit court held that Judge Winchester was also entitled to judicial immunity for his failure to reappoint the master commissioner and to set a sufficient bond because those were judicial acts for which he had immunity under Vaughn v. Webb, 911 S.W.2d 273 (Ky.App. 1995).