Josh Judah was a Louisville police officer for 21 years, joining the former Louisville Division of Police in 2001. Josh served in nearly every rank of LMPD, before retiring as Assistant Chief/Lieutenant Colonel in 2022. As Assistant Chief of LMPD’s Patrol Bureau, Josh supervised all patrol operations across Metro Louisville with approximately 700 personnel under his command. His last duty was commander of the Administrative Bureau, overseeing human resources, technical services, recruitment, fleet, records, the LMPD Service Center, and the department’s $180 million dollar budget.

Josh holds a BA in History with a minor in Religion from Centre College (2000) and a master’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Louisville (2019). He was the recipient of LMPD’s Commanding Officer of the Year award in 2015. He is a graduate of the Academy of Police Supervision Class 39 at Eastern Kentucky University, the 127th Session of the Southern Police Institute’s Administrative Officer’s Course at the University of Louisville, and the 263rd Session of the FBI National Academy. Josh has been a strong supporter of ShotSpotter for many years and is now a Customer Success Director with SoundThinking.