Laurance B. VanMeter

Laurance Browning VanMeter (born August 28, 1958) is an Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court.

Laurance B. VanMeter
Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
Assumed office
February 7, 2017
Preceded byMary C. Noble
Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
In office
November 2003 – February 6, 2017
Personal details
Born (1958-08-28) August 28, 1958
Lexington, Kentucky
Political partyRepublican
EducationVanderbilt University (B.A.)
University of Kentucky (J.D.)

Early life and education

VanMeter was born in 1958 in Lexington, Kentucky and was raised in Winchester. He earned his undergraduate degree in history from Vanderbilt University in 1980 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1983.[1]

He practiced law with the firm of Stoll, Keenon & Park from 1983 to 1994. From 1994 to 1999, he was district court judge for Division 1 of the 22nd Judicial District, serving Fayette County. In 1999, he was appointed to the Fayette County Circuit Court bench, where he served until his election to the Kentucky Court of Appeals.[1]

He was appointed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals in November 2003 and served there until his elevation to the Supreme Court.[2] He was named as acting Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals in 2010.[2]

Kentucky Supreme Court service

In 2015 VanMeter announced his candidacy for a spot on the Supreme Court due to the retirement of Mary C. Noble.[3] He faced off against fellow Appeals Court Judge Glenn Acree on November 8, 2016 and won 74% of the vote.[4]

He was sworn in on February 7, 2017.[5]

Personal life

VanMeter and his late wife, Lucy, are the parents of four children.[1] He is a member of the Federalist Society.[6] He is a registered Republican.[4]

References
  1. "Justice Laurance B. VanMeter". courts.ky.gov. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  2. "Judge Laurance B. VanMeter serving as acting chief judge of Kentucky Court of Appeals" (Press release). kentucky.gov. May 13, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  3. "VanMeter vying for high court judge". November 9, 2015: The State Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2018.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. Musgrave, Beth (November 8, 2016). "Larry VanMeter beats Glenn Acree in Kentucky Supreme Court race". Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  5. Desrochers, Daniel (February 7, 2017). "VanMeter sworn in as Kentucky Supreme Court justice". Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  6. "Hon. Laurance VanMeter". fedsoc.org. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Mary C. Noble		 Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
2017–present		 Incumbent


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