Lucy A. VanMeter

Professional career

• Before joining the bench, Judge VanMeter was an equity partner at Stoll Keenon Ogden, PLLC from 2001 to 2018
• Kentucky Court of Justice: Fayette Circuit Court – Judge Lucy A. VanMeter Kentucky Court of Justice
• Circuit Judge for the Kentucky 22nd Judicial Circuit, Division 3, and a former equity partner at Stoll Keenon Ogden, PLLC, with nearly 25 years of legal experience in Kentucky’s state court system

Education

Additional information

• representing clients in a wide range of matters including business disputes, property disputes, employment claims, medical negligence, probate, insurance coverage, foreclosures, contract claims, and personal injury cases.
• She also handled criminal cases such as murder, assault, drug trafficking, theft, and fraud
• Her campaign emphasizes her extensive trial court experience and belief that the Court of Appeals benefits from judges with deep practice in the state court system
• Judge VanMeter has stated that her service rules include being prepared and on time, listening to parties, applying the law and Constitution as written, ruling promptly, ensuring fairness, and in criminal cases, considering community safety and imposing consequences for actions