Joseph
Lambert, Chief Justice
Serving
Adair County, Bell County, Casey County, Clay County, Clinton County, Cumberland County, Estill County, Garrard County, Green County, Jackson County, Knox County, Laurel County, Lee County, Leslie County, Lincoln County, Marion County, McCreary County, Metcalfe County, Monroe County, Nelson County, Pulaski County, Rockcastle County, Russell County, Taylor County, Washington County, Wayne County, and Whitley County
Kentucky Supreme Court
700 Capitol Avenue
Room 231
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
(502) 564-4162
http://courts.ky.gov/courts/supreme/justices/lambert.htm
Chief Justice Lambert was elected to the Supreme Court of Kentucky in 1986 by the citizens of the 3rd Supreme Court District, which is comprised of 27 counties in Southcentral Kentucky. In 1998, he became Kentucky’s fourth chief justice through a vote of his fellow justices. He began a second four-year term as Chief Justice in 2002 and a third term as Chief Justice in 2006. His current eight-year term as a justice of the Supreme Court runs through 2010.
The Supreme Court, which is Kentucky’s highest court, is comprised of seven justices elected from districts across Kentucky. The Chief Justice is elected by his or her fellow justices for a term of four years. As executive head of the statewide judicial system, the Chief Justice oversees the Administrative Office of the Courts and the more than 4,000 employees of the Court of Justice, including the elected justices, judges and circuit court clerks. He also submits a biennial budget to the Kentucky General Assembly and executes the Judicial Branch budget.
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