Daniel J. Venters at a glance
- Current role
- Former Judge
- Current assignment
- Kentucky Supreme Court
- Jurisdiction
- Kentucky · State
- Judicial service
- Former
Daniel J. Venters
Former Judge · Kentucky Supreme Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Kentucky Supreme Court, 2008-present
- In September 2021, the Kentucky Supreme Court dedicated a portrait of Justice Venters at the Capitol in Frankfort, honoring his 35 years of judicial service
- American attorney and jurist who held the role of a Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court from 2008 until his retirement in January 2019
- Kentucky Supreme Court (2008–2019): Appointed in August 2008 by Governor Steve Beshear to fill the vacancy left by Chief Justice Joseph E. Lambert, then elected in November 2008 to a full eight-year term
- Circuit Court Judge (1984–2003): Served on the 28th Kentucky Circuit Court for Pulaski, Lincoln, and Rockcastle counties
- District Court Judge (1979–1984): Served on the 28th Kentucky District Court for Pulaski and Rockcastle counties
Education
- University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law — J.D. (1975)
- Ohio State University
Additional information
- He was re-elected in 2010 and served until his term ended in January 2019
- Practitioner, 2007-2007
- He was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 1975, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in 1977, the U.S. Supreme Court in 2001, and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky in 2004
- After retiring from the trial bench in 2003, Venters practiced civil litigation in Somerset, Kentucky, and subsequently served on the Kentucky Board of Bar Examiners and the Kentucky Bar Association Board of Governors.
- Worked for Lincoln, Pulaski, and Rockcastle counties under then-Commonwealth’s Attorney Hal Rogers (Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney (1975–1979)).
- Born 1950.
- Date of birth: 1950-04-13
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Sources
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Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Kentucky Supreme Court current judicial profile
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