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Debra H. Lambert
American judge From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Debra Hembree Lambert is an American lawyer who has served as the chief justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court since 2025; serving concurrently as a justice since 2019. She previously served as a judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals from 2015 to 2018.
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Education
Lambert received her bachelor's degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 1983 and her Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1989.[1]
Career
Lambert practiced law in Mount Vernon, Kentucky. During that time, she also served as an assistant commonwealth's attorney and city attorney for the City of Mount Vernon.[1]
State judicial career
In 1999, then-Governor Paul E. Patton appointed her to serve as circuit judge of the Family Court Division in the 28th Judicial Circuit. In 2007, Judge Lambert resumed her private practice of law in Mount Vernon until her election to the Court of Appeals in 2014.[1]
Kentucky Supreme Court
On August 25, 2017, she made it known that she planned to run for the seat being vacated by Daniel J. Venters.[2] She filed to run on February 1, 2018.[3] She easily won the top-two primary in May 2018, with her and her nearest opponent Daniel Ballou advancing to the general election.[4] On November 6, 2018, she received 66.63% of the vote to Ballou's 33.37%.[5] She assumed office on January 7, 2019. On September 19, 2024, she was elected by her colleagues as the next chief justice. Her term began on January 6, 2025.[6]
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Electoral history
2000
2006
2014
2018
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External links
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