County Attorney

Allen Wilson was elected Livingston County Attorney in 2018. He previously served eleven years as Assistant County Attorney.

Wilson is the legal advisor for the Livingston County Fiscal Court and advises all county elected officials and their staffs. He prosecutes all criminal cases in Livingston County District Court and collects child support and delinquent property taxes.

Wilson was appointed by Governor Matt Bevin as a hearing officer for the Kentucky Claims Commission. He was previously appointed by Governor Ernie Fletcher to serve as general counsel and executive director of the office of legal services at the Governor's Office for Local Development. During law school, he was a law clerk at the Kentucky League of Cities.

He graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture and the University of Kentucky College of Law. He is a 2017 graduate of the Kentucky Prosecutors Institute and was recognized by the University of Kentucky Department of Community and Leadership Development as its 2017 Outstanding Alumni. He is a 2021 graduate of the inaugural Advanced Kentucky Prosecutors Institute and joined the faculty in 2022.

Wilson coordinates Livingston County's first-ever Teen Court program. He also serves on the Livingston County Hospital Foundation Board of Directors and the University of Kentucky Alumni Association Board of Directors in positions previously held by his late wife, Dr. Amelia Brown Wilson, who was a field representative for U.S. Congressman James Comer.