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Pamela R. Goodwine
Justice · Kentucky Supreme Court
Biography
Professional career
- Justice Pamela Goodwine was elected to the Kentucky Supreme Court in November 2024 and assumed office on January 6, 2025
- Her election to the Supreme Court in 2024 marked a historic milestone as the first Black female justice in Kentucky’s history
- Chosen as a circuit judge in 2003, serving for 15 years and holding the position of Chief Regional Circuit Judge
- She previously held the role of a judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeals, circuit court, and district court, making her the first woman and fifth justice in Kentucky to serve at all four judicial levels Kentucky Court of Justice
Education
- Master of Laws in Judicial Studies from Duke University School of Law in — Duke University School of Law — 2023
- Undergraduate degree in management from the University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics in 1991 and a J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1994.
Additional information
- She presided over Fayette County Specialty Court from 2011 until her election to the Court of Appeals in 2018, where she served six years and was named Deputy Chief Judge in 2023.
- Goodwine’s judicial career began with her appointment to the Kentucky District Court bench in August 1999, making her the first African American woman appointed to the bench in Fayette County.
- She was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in October 1994 and began her legal career at Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, a private law firm
- representing the 5th Appellate District, which includes Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Madison, Scott, and Woodford Counties.
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Sources
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