Michelle M. Keller
Michelle M. Keller | |
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Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court | |
Assumed office February 2013 | |
Appointed by | Steve Beshear |
Preceded by | Wilfrid Schroder |
Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals | |
In office November 2006 – February 2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1960 (age 63–64) JD) |
Website | Profile at kycourts.gov |
Michelle Meier Keller (born 1960) is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court since 2013.[1]
Keller was born and raised in
Keller worked in private practice as a criminal defense lawyer, and as an assistant county prosecutor.[3] She was elected as a state judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeals for the 6th appellate district in November 2006, defeating rival Owen Kennedy by 63% to 37%.[4]
The
The honors Keller has received include a Donated Legal Services Award from the Kentucky Bar Association in 2009 for her pro bono work, was named Outstanding Woman of Northern Kentucky in 2012, received the Richard D. Lawrence Lifetime Achievement Award from the Northern Kentucky Bar Association in 2013 and the Liberty Bell Award in 2014, the Distinguished Lawyer of the Year Award in 2017, and received a Distinguished Judge Award in 2020.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Justice Michelle M. Keller". Kentucky Court of Justice. Commonwealth of Kentucky. 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ a b c Mugrave, Beth (April 3, 2013). "Judge Michelle Keller to become third female justice on Kentucky Supreme Court". Lexington Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
- ^ Kroeger, Laura (August 31, 2015). "Spotlight on Women: A conversation with Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Michelle M. Keller". Northern Kentucky Tribune. Edgewood, Kentucky. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
- ^ "Report of "Official" Election Night Tally Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Commonwealth of Kentucky. December 1, 2006. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
- ^ Wartman, Scott (October 27, 2017). "Abortion issue heats up Supreme Court race". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
- ^ Grimes, Alison (November 2014). "Official 2014 General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky Secretary of State. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
- AP News