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Pamela R. Goodwine
Justice, Kentucky Supreme Court · 5th District
Background: Before joining the appellate court, Goodwine served as a district court judge for the Fayette District Court. She also previously worked as an attorney in private practice with the firm of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs in Lexington, Kentucky.
At a glance
- Court
- Kentucky Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- 5th District
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Elected
- Appointed by
- Not applicable (elected)
- Appointment date
- Not applicable (elected)
- Took office
- January 6, 2025
- Current term ends
- January 3, 2033
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 5, 2024
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Not listed
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Kentucky, 1991
- Law: University of Kentucky, 1994
- Prior offices
- Kentucky Court of Appeals 5th Division 1 (2019 - 2025)
- Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 4th Division (1999 - 2019)
- Profession
- Attorney
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Nonpartisan electionVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Pamela R. Goodwine’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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