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Kelly Thompson
Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2, 2023
Preceded byJohn D. Minton Jr.
Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
In office
January 1, 2007 – January 2, 2023
Preceded byJohn D. Minton Jr.
Succeeded byKelly Mark Easton
Personal details
Born1947 or 1948 (age 76–77)
Political partyRepublican[1]
EducationWestern 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.

Education

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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]

Career

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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]

Kentucky Supreme Court

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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]

Electoral history

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1983

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1983 Kentucky Court of Appeals 2nd district, 1st division election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan John D. Miller 30,823 59.7
Nonpartisan Kelly Thompson 20,791 40.3
Total votes 51,614 100.0

1995

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1995 Bowling Green City Commission special election[8]
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

1996

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Primary election results (vote for 4)[9]
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
1996 Bowling Green City Commission election (vote for 4)[10]
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

2003

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2003 Kentucky Court of Appeals 2nd district, 2nd division special election[11]
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

2006

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2006 Kentucky Court of Appeals 2nd district, 2nd division election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Kelly Thompson 68,636 58.3
Nonpartisan Dwight T. Lovan 49,023 41.7
Total votes 117,659 100.0

2014

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2014 Kentucky Court of Appeals 2nd district, 2nd division election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Kelly Thompson 96,420 70.0
Nonpartisan Mark H. Flener 41,343 30.0
Total votes 137,763 100.0

2022

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2022 Kentucky Supreme Court 2nd district election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Kelly Thompson 81,761 62.5
Nonpartisan Shawn Marie Alcott 49,119 37.5
Total votes 130,880 100.0

References

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  1. ^ "Elect Judge Kelly Thompson for Kentucky Supreme Court". Facebook. October 27, 2022.
  2. ^ Yetter, Deborah (November 8, 2022). "Election results: Bisig wins Supreme Court seat, Keller defeats Fischer in high court race". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Kelly Thompson - Kentucky Court of Justice". kycourts.gov. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "Kelly David Thompson Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Autry, Lisa (November 9, 2022). "Appeals Court Judge from Bowling Green elected to Kentucky Supreme Court". WKU Public Radio. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  6. ^ Riley, Jason (November 8, 2022). "Kentucky Supreme Court will get a few new faces, including change in chief justice". WDRB. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "General election - Court of appeals, first district, first division" (PDF). November 8, 1983. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-27.
  8. ^ "City, County Races". The Lexington Herald-Leader. November 8, 1995. p. A8.
  9. ^ "Results of local elections". The Lexington Herald-Leader. May 29, 1996. p. A6.
  10. ^ "1996 General Election: City & County Races". The Lexington Herald-Leader. November 6, 1996. p. A11.
  11. ^ "Kentucky state board of elections - Report of "official" election night tally results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27.
  12. ^ "Kentucky state board of elections - Report of "official" election night tally results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27.
  13. ^ "Official 2014 General Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-27.
  14. ^ "Official 2022 General Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-07.
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