Joseph Lambert | |
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| Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court | |
| In office October 5, 1998 –June 27, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Robert F. Stephens |
| Succeeded by | John D. Minton Jr. |
| Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court | |
| In office November 1986 –June 27,2008 | |
| Preceded by | John D. White |
| Succeeded by | Daniel J. Venters |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 23,1948 Berea,Kentucky,U.S. |
| Spouse | Debra H. Lambert (divorced) [1] |
| Alma mater | Georgetown College University of Louisville School of Law |
Joseph Earl Lambert (born May 23,1948) [2] is a former Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court.
Born in Berea,Kentucky,Lambert received a B.S. from Georgetown College in 1970,where he became a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity,and was a staff member for United States Senator John Sherman Cooper in Washington,D.C. from 1970 to 1971. He received a J.D. from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1974,and thereafter served as a law clerk for Rhodes Bratcher of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky,in Louisville. Lambert entered private practice in Mount Vernon,Kentucky in 1975.
Lambert was first elected to the Kentucky Supreme Court in November,1986,representing the 3rd Supreme Court District. On October 5,1998,he became chief justice. He served on the court until 2008. His ex-wife,Debra H. Lambert,has served as a member of the Kentucky Supreme Court since 2019,and as chief justice since 2025. [1]
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