Michelle M. Keller | |
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Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court | |
Assumed office February 2013 | |
Appointed by | Steve Beshear |
Preceded by | Wilfrid Schroder |
Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals | |
In office November 2006 –February 2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1960 (age 61–62) Fort Mitchell,Kentucky |
Political party | Independent |
Education | Northern Kentucky University (AA,BS,JD) |
Michelle Meier Keller (born 1960) is an American judge and lawyer,who has been a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court since 2013. [1]
Keller was born and raised in Fort Mitchell,Kentucky. [2] She attended Northern Kentucky University,where she completed an associate's degree in nursing in 1980,a Bachelor of Science degree in 1985,and a J.D. degree in 1990,at the Salmon P. Chase College of Law. [1]
Keller worked in private practice as a criminal defense lawyer,and as an assistant county prosecutor. [3] She was elected as a state judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeals for the 6th appellate district in November 2006,defeating rival Owen Kennedy by 63% to 37%. [4]
The Governor of Kentucky Steve Beshear appointed Keller to the Supreme Court of Kentucky in April 2013,to replace retired justice Wilfrid Schroder. [2] Keller represents the 6th Supreme Court district,which covers 21 counties in Northern Kentucky. [2] She was re-elected to a new eight-year term in November 2014,defeating challenger Teresa Cunningham by 58% to 42%. [5] [6] Her current term expires on January 1,2023.
The honors Keller has received include a Donated Legal Services Award from the Kentucky Bar Association in 2009,for her pro bono work,and a Richard D. Lawrence Lifetime Achievement Award from the Northern Kentucky Bar Association in 2013. [1]
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