Background
Lambert, Joseph Earl was born on May 23, 1948 in Berea, Kentucky, United States. Son of James Wheeler and Ruth (Hilton) Lambert.
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Joseph Earl Lambert
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics, Georgetwon College, 1970; Juris Doctor, U. Louisville, 1974; completed senior appellate judges seminar, New York University School Law, 1987.
Career
Staff Sen. John Sherman Cooper, United States Senate, Washington, 1970-1971; law clerk to judge, United States District Court, Louisville, 1974-1975; partner, Lambert & Lambert, Mount Vernon, Kentucky, 1975-1987; justice, Supreme Court Kentucky, Frankfort, 1987-1998; chief justice, Supreme Court Kentucky, Frankfort, since 1998. Chairman Judicial Form Retirement Commission, since 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Member Board Regents Eastern Kentucky U., Richmond, 1988-1992. Member Kentucky Bar Association.
Connections
Married Debra Hembree, June 25, 1983. Children: Joseph Patrick, John Ryan.
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Nationality
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Religion
Baptist -
Political Party
Republican