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Michelle M. Keller
Justice, Kentucky Supreme Court · 6th District
Background: Prior to serving as a judge, Keller practiced law for 17 years as a county attorney and in private practice.
At a glance
- Court
- Kentucky Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- 6th District
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Steve Beshear (D); later won election on November 8, 2022
- Appointed by
- Gov. Steve Beshear (D)
- Appointment date
- Not listed
- Took office
- April 3, 2013
- Current term ends
- January 6, 2031
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Northern Kentucky University, 1985
- Law: Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, 1990
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Nonpartisan electionVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Michelle M. Keller’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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