Debra Hembree Lambert is a judge of the Kentucky Supreme Court 3rd District. She assumed office on January 7, 2019. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027. Lambert is running for re-election for judge of the Kentucky Supreme Court 3rd District. The primary for this office on May 19, 2026, was canceled. Lambert was elected by her peers to a four-year term as chief justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court in 2024, effective January 6, 2025. Lambert first became a member of the Kentucky Supreme Court through a nonpartisan election. Lambert was a judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeals, representing the 3rd Appellate District, Division 1, from 2015 to 2018.
