--- title: "Laurance Vanmeter | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/laurance-vanmeter-7346" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Laurance Vanmeter Kentucky Court of Appeals · Judge ## Profile - Court: Kentucky Court of Appeals - State: Kentucky - Role: Judge - Service status: former - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Court of Appeals of Kentucky, 2004-present - Laurance B. VanMeter is an American judge best known for serving as Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court from January 2, 2023, to January 6, 2025 - 2017–2025: Justice, Kentucky Supreme Court; elected Chief Justice in 2022, serving from 2023 until his term ended in 2025 - 2004–2017: Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals (5th Appellate District) - Before joining the Supreme Court, he was acting Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals in 2010 and Chief Judge Pro Tempore from 2007–2010 - 1999–2004: Judge, Fayette County Circuit Court - 1994–1999: Judge, 22nd Judicial District (Fayette County) ### Education - Duke University School of Law in — LL.M. (2020) - University of Kentucky College of Law in — J.D. (1983) ### Additional information - In May 2025, he joined the Uniform Law Commission - In 2024, he received the Kentucky Bar Association’s Distinguished Judge Award and his college fraternity’s Award for Distinguished Public Service. - He was also elected to the American Law Institute in 2020 - Practiced law with Stoll, Keenon & Park (1983–1994) in areas such as business organization, estate planning, real estate, and taxation, with a focus on the equine industry - Born August 28, 1958, Lexington, Kentucky. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### remote hearing platform Scope: statewide Kentucky Court of Justice publishes statewide instructions for using Zoom to participate in remote court proceedings. Evidence excerpt: This page provides general instructions about how to use Zoom to participate in a remote court proceeding. [Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Pages/Remote-Court-Information.aspx) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### video voice content sharing Scope: statewide Kentucky identifies Zoom as a platform that supports video, voice, and content sharing for desktops, mobile devices, phones, and room systems. Evidence excerpt: Zoom is a videoconferencing platform that offers video, voice and content sharing for desktops, mobile devices, phones and room systems. [Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Pages/Remote-Court-Information.aspx) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### county login information Scope: statewide Kentucky directs parties to obtain specific remote-court login information from the circuit court clerk for the county where they are scheduled to appear. Evidence excerpt: To request specific login information for your court event, contact the Office of Circuit Court Clerk in the county in which you are scheduled to appear. [Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Pages/Remote-Court-Information.aspx) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7346/laurance-vanmeter/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7346/laurance-vanmeter/) - [Court of Appeals of Kentucky current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7346/laurance-vanmeter/) - [Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Pages/Remote-Court-Information.aspx) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7346/laurance-vanmeter/) - [Laurance VanMeter - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Laurance_VanMeter) - [www.kycourts.gov](https://www.kycourts.gov/Courts/Court-of-Appeals/Pages/History%20of%20Court%20of%20Appeals.aspx) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7346/laurance-vanmeter/) - [Laurance VanMeter - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Laurance_VanMeter) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/laurance-vanmeter-7346", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/laurance-vanmeter-7346", "name": "Laurance Vanmeter | KnowJudges", "description": "Laurance Vanmeter, Kentucky Court of Appeals. 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