JUDICIAL · KY · 1998-2008
Joseph Lambert
Chief Justice · State Supreme Court · Kentucky
Background
Kentucky's Chief Justice · State Supreme Court 1998–2008: Joseph Lambert — 10-year tenure. Took office after Robert Stephens; succeeded by John Minton. Same-year political environment (1998): Governor Paul Patton; Attorney General Ben Chandler; Secretary of State John Y. Brown III.
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Others who held this office in Kentucky
- Debra Hembree Lambert (2025-present)
- Laurance VanMeter (2023-2024)
- John Minton (2008-2022)
- Robert Stephens (1990-1998)