Jessamine County Magistrates
DISTRICT 5

Magistrate John Nickell with wife Ruth Canter Nickell at the Cancer Society Relay-for-Life.

John Nickell
1030 Sulphur Well Road
Nicholasville, Kentucky 40356
859-885-4269

John Nickell is a lifelong resident of Jessamine County who works as a cattle and tobacco farmer and contractor. He has served as Magistrate for eleven years, representing the Fifth District of the county. John is very active in Jessamine County - he is a member of the Camp Nelson Foundation, Vice President of the Jessamine County Beef Cattle Association, and Treasurer for the Jessamine County Methodist Men.

John currently assists in overseeing matters before the Court that involve the Jessamine County Detention Center and Health Department. He is married to Ruth Canter Nickell. They have three daughters, June Brooks, Donna Miller, and Edith Miller, as well as five grandchildren, Steven Miller, Amy Giles, John Thomas Miller, Ben Brooks, and Alexandra Miller. John can be contacted by mail at the Jessamine County Courthouse, 101 North Main Street, Nicholasville, KY 40356.