Long ago, the Commonwealth's Attorney made a commitment to remove serious and chronic juvenile offenders from our community. Too frequently our streets become an arena for violence perpetrated by those under 18 years old. Law-abiding residents should not become prisoners in their own homes because of drive-by shootings directed at rival gang members. In 1997, this office established a Juvenile and Gang Unit to aggressively pursue prosecution of juvenile offenders & gang members. Then, we partnered with the Jefferson County Attorney's Office to institute the successful Unified Special Prosecutions Unit (USPU) which did justice by sending many dangerous youthful offenders to state correctional facilities.

The Juvenile Crime Liaison screens and reviews all cases involving serious and chronic juvenile offenders and cooperates with the County Attorney's Office to vigorously prosecute these cases. Externally, the Liaison works to educate the public, teachers, school administrators and the community about serious juvenile crimes and offenders. This same information is provided to law enforcement officers, as well as to school resource and juvenile officers. In conjunction with the Jefferson County Attorney's Office and the Louisville Metro Police Department, the Juvenile Crime Liaison has continued a pro-active approach toward gang and juvenile crime suppression efforts.

Michelle Rudovich - Juvenile Crime Liaison, Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney

Ms. Rudovich received her license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2005, and became an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney in October of that year. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science from the University of Louisville in 2002, and she graduated from the Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville in 2005. While in law school, she served as President of the Student Bar Association and as Chief Justice of the Student Government Association Supreme Court. Ms. Rudovich placed third in the nation in the Negotiations Competition sponsored by the American Bar Association. Prior to graduation, she worked as a Law Clerk for Phillips, Parker, Orberson, and Moore and for the Legal Aid Society. Ms. Rudovich is currently a professional member of the Louisville Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, and Young Professionals Association of Louisville. She is an adjunct professor at the Brandeis School of law and recently coached the law school’s Negotiations Team which placed first in the nation. She is currently assigned to the Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Unit, and also serves as the Juvenile Crime Liaison for the office.