Justice and Public Safety Secretary Mary Noble retiring

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Secretary Mary Noble will retire July 15. Gov. Andy Beshear announced Noble’s retirement on Friday. She was appointed by Beshear on Dec. 10, 2019, and is the first woman to head the cabinet. Beshear said Noble agreed to help the administration get started but said she wouldn’t serve a full term. Noble previously spent 10 years on the Kentucky Supreme Court, retiring in 2016. The governor’s office said Noble helped steer prisons, juvenile justice centers, state police, law enforcement training academy and public advocacy through the pandemic.