US EditionKentucky’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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The Peterborough Examiner
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.
Reflecting on her mountain roots, Debra Lambert takes public oath as Kentucky's chief justice • Kentucky Lantern
Chief Justice Debra Lambert, center chair, listens as Justice Pamela Goodwine, right, speaks. Lambert took the oath of office before a crowded Supreme Court chamber at the Kentucky Capitol, April 15, 2025. Winter storms had delayed the investiture from January. (Kentucky Lantern photo by McKenna Horsley)FRANKFORT — During her investiture as Kentucky’s first female chief justice, Debra Lambert said her experience growing up in Eastern Kentucky sh…
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