Kentucky’s first female chief justice discusses her commitment to fairness
- Debra Hembree Lambert became chief justice in Kentucky last year in Frankfort.
- Laurance VanMeter chose not to seek reelection in 2024, leading to a vacancy.
- Lambert's colleagues chose her, and Pamela Goodwine joined the court.
- Lambert stated on Tuesday, “Truthfully, I’ve never given much thought to gender.”
- The court gained its first Black woman justice and a female majority resulted.
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State's first female chief justice credits Appalachian upbringing for commitment to fairness
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky's first female chief justice said Tuesday that she's "never given much thought to gender," an outlook she attributed in part to her upbringing when she worked at her father's auto shop.
·Madison, United States
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FRANKFORT, Ky., – Surrounded by family, friends and dignitaries, Chief Justice of the Commonwealth Debra Hembree Lambert was ceremonially sworn in Tuesday as the head of the Kentucky court system in the historic Supreme Court Courtroom at the Capitol. She…

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Kentucky’s first female chief justice credits Appalachian upbringing for her commitment to fairness
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's first female chief justice said Tuesday that she's “never given much thought to gender,” an outlook she attributed in part to her upbringing when she worked at her father's auto shop.
·Peterborough, Canada
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