--- title: "Lucy A. VanMeter | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lucy-a-vanmeter-circuit-judge-kentucky-circuit-court-22nd-judicial-circuit-division-3-ky" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-29" --- # Lucy A. VanMeter Kentucky 22nd Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: Kentucky 22nd Judicial Circuit Court - State: Kentucky - Role: Circuit Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## 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://kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Fayette.aspx) - [Official roster](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Fayette.aspx) - [Kentucky Court of Justice official judicial roster](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Fayette.aspx) - [Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Pages/Remote-Court-Information.aspx) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lucy-a-vanmeter-circuit-judge-kentucky-circuit-court-22nd-judicial-circuit-division-3-ky", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lucy-a-vanmeter-circuit-judge-kentucky-circuit-court-22nd-judicial-circuit-division-3-ky", "name": "Lucy A. 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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