Kelly Thompson (judge)

Kelly Thompson
Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
Assumed office
January 2, 2023
Preceded byJohn D. Minton Jr.
Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
In office
January 1, 2007  January 2, 2023
Preceded byJohn D. Minton Jr.
Succeeded byKelly Mark Easton
Personal details
Born1947 or 1948 (age 76–77)
Political partyRepublican
EducationWestern Kentucky University (BA)
University of Kentucky (JD)

Kelly David Thompson Jr. (born 1947 or 1948) is an American lawyer from Kentucky who has served as a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court since 2023. He was previously a judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals from 2007 to 2023.