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The U.S. Supreme Court has disbarred a former prosecutor from western Kentucky. In February, the high court gave former Christian County Commonwealth’s Attorney Richard Boling 40 days to show why he shouldn’t be disbarred, and an order issued Monday stated that time had expired.

The Kentucky Supreme Court issued a pair of rulings Thursday related to two former state prosecutors who were subject to impeachment charges, suspending one for five years and lifting the suspension of another.

A Western Kentucky prosecutor has decided to resign instead of facing a state legislature-led impeachment committee that recently convened.

A resolution filed in the General Assembly cites complaints of Boling's conduct in the Dayton Jones pardon and in another criminal case.

Two commonwealth’s attorneys have been kicked out of the Kentucky Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ Association, a state group representing the prosecutors, following reports of misconduct by the pair.

Christian County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rick Boling will be absent from courtrooms following protests outside the Christian County Justice Center calling…