Kelly Thompson | |
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Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court | |
Assumed office January 2, 2023 | |
Preceded by | John D. Minton Jr. |
Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, 2nd District, 2nd Division | |
In office January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1947 or 1948 (age 75–76) [1] |
Education |
Western Kentucky University (
BA) University of Kentucky ( JD) |
Kelly Thompson Jr. (born 1947 or 1948) is an American lawyer from Kentucky who has served as a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court since 2023. He was previously a judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals from 2007 to 2023.
Thompson graduated from Western Kentucky University in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts and a teaching certificate. He earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1972. [2] [3]
After graduating law school, from 1972 to 1973 he was chief trial counsel for the Kentucky Department of Highways in Hardin County and from 1973 to 1974, he served as a law clerk for the Kentucky Court of Appeals. From 1974 to 2006 he was a lawyer in the Bowling Green area. [2] He was elected to the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 2006. [4]
On November 8, 2022, Thompson was elected as a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court, defeating his challenger, healthcare lawyer Shawn Marie Alcott. [5] He replaced retiring Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. [4]
Nonpartisan | Votes | Pct | |
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Kelly Thompson Jr | 81,761 | 62% |
Kelly Thompson | |
---|---|
Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court | |
Assumed office January 2, 2023 | |
Preceded by | John D. Minton Jr. |
Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, 2nd District, 2nd Division | |
In office January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1947 or 1948 (age 75–76) [1] |
Education |
Western Kentucky University (
BA) University of Kentucky ( JD) |
Kelly Thompson Jr. (born 1947 or 1948) is an American lawyer from Kentucky who has served as a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court since 2023. He was previously a judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals from 2007 to 2023.
Thompson graduated from Western Kentucky University in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts and a teaching certificate. He earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1972. [2] [3]
After graduating law school, from 1972 to 1973 he was chief trial counsel for the Kentucky Department of Highways in Hardin County and from 1973 to 1974, he served as a law clerk for the Kentucky Court of Appeals. From 1974 to 2006 he was a lawyer in the Bowling Green area. [2] He was elected to the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 2006. [4]
On November 8, 2022, Thompson was elected as a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court, defeating his challenger, healthcare lawyer Shawn Marie Alcott. [5] He replaced retiring Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. [4]
Nonpartisan | Votes | Pct | |
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Kelly Thompson Jr | 81,761 | 62% |