The public is invited to attend a Portrait Dedication Ceremony for the late Supreme Court Justice Walter A. Baker in the Kentucky Supreme Courtroom at the State Capitol in Frankfort on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 2:00 PM, E.S.T. The portrait, painted by Bowling Green artist Angela Kuprion, will be hung in the corridor on the second floor of the Capitol. The ceremony will include the reading of a Resolution honoring Justice Baker adopted by the Barren County Bar Association, as well as comments from sitting Justices. The presentation ceremony will be followed by a reception in the Capitol.

Locally, on Thursday, March 17, a Portrait Dedication Ceremony will take place at the Barren County Courthouse in downtown Glasgow. This event will be held on the second floor in the Circuit Court Room at 3pm Central Time. A reception will be held at George J’s On The Square following the dedication of the portrait.

Justice Baker was a great public servant and represented Barren County as State Representative, State Senator, and Supreme Court Justice. He most recently was recognized posthumously by the Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce for his efforts in establishing Barren County’s new Veteran’s Wall of Honor. The public is invited and encouraged to attend these events to honor the late Walter Baker and to honor this community as well.