Kelly Thompson | |
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Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court | |
Assumed office January 2, 2023 | |
Preceded by | John D. Minton Jr. |
Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals | |
In office January 1,2007 –January 2,2023 | |
Preceded by | John D. Minton Jr. |
Succeeded by | Kelly Mark Easton |
Personal details | |
Born | 1947or1948(age 76–77) |
Political party | Republican [1] |
Education | Western Kentucky University (BA) University of Kentucky (JD) |
Kelly David 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.
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]
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]
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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | John D. Miller | 30,823 | 59.7 | |
Nonpartisan | Kelly Thompson | 20,791 | 40.3 | |
Total votes | 51,614 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Dianne B. Howerton | 4,533 | 48.1 | |
Nonpartisan | Kelly Thompson | 4,375 | 46.4 | |
Nonpartisan | Joe Stark Gerard | 522 | 5.5 | |
Total votes | 9,430 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Joe W. Denning | 2,308 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Jim Breece | 2,263 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Dianne B. Howerton | 2,212 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Johnny Oldham | 2,176 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Kelly Thompson | 2,052 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Larry J. Pack | 1,855 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Robbie Bond | 1,587 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Jim McDaniels | 1,345 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Bob Welch | 1,236 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Benjamin Craig Long | 722 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Dianne B. Howerton | 7,269 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Jim Breece | 6,432 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Johnny Oldham | 6,154 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Joe W. Denning | 6,136 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Kelly Thompson | 5,367 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Larry J. Pack | 5,331 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Robbie Bond | 4,108 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | John D. Minton Jr. | 54,222 | 55.2 | |
Nonpartisan | Kelly Thompson | 43,954 | 44.8 | |
Total votes | 98,176 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Kelly Thompson | 68,636 | 58.3 | |
Nonpartisan | Dwight T. Lovan | 49,023 | 41.7 | |
Total votes | 117,659 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Kelly Thompson | 96,420 | 70.0 | |
Nonpartisan | Mark H. Flener | 41,343 | 30.0 | |
Total votes | 137,763 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Kelly Thompson | 81,761 | 62.5 | |
Nonpartisan | Shawn Marie Alcott | 49,119 | 37.5 | |
Total votes | 130,880 | 100.0 |