Kelly Thompson | |
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| Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | John D. Minton Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 or 1948 (age 76–77) |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Education | Western Kentucky University (BA) University of Kentucky (JD) |
Kelly Thompson Jr. (born 1947 or 1948)[2] 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.
Education
[edit]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.[3][4]
Career
[edit]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.[3] He was elected to the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 2006.[5]
Kentucky Supreme Court
[edit]On November 8, 2022, Thompson was elected as a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court, defeating his challenger, healthcare lawyer Shawn Marie Alcott.[6] He replaced retiring Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr.[5]
Electoral history
[edit]| Nonpartisan | Votes | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Thompson Jr | 81,761 | 62% |
References
[edit]- ^ "Elect Judge Kelly Thompson for Kentucky Supreme Court". Facebook. October 27, 2022.
- ^ Yetter, Deborah (November 8, 2022). "Election results: Bisig wins Supreme Court seat, Keller defeats Fischer in high court race". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Kelly Thompson - Kentucky Court of Justice". kycourts.gov. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ "Kelly David Thompson Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ a b Autry, Lisa (November 9, 2022). "Appeals Court Judge from Bowling Green elected to Kentucky Supreme Court". WKU Public Radio. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ Riley, Jason (November 8, 2022). "Kentucky Supreme Court will get a few new faces, including change in chief justice". WDRB. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ "Election Night Reporting". vrsws.sos.ky.gov. November 8, 2022. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
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