Judge Laurance B. VanMeter
5th Appellate District
1st Division
Kentucky Court Of Appeals
1999 Richmond Road, Suite 5
Lexington, KY 40502-1200
Phone: 859-246-2053
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Judge Laurance B. VanMeter was elected to the Kentucky Court of Appeals in November 2003 to serve Division 1 of the 5th Appellate District. He was re-elected to the Court of Appeals in November 2006. Judge VanMeter currently serves as Court of Appeals representative on the Ethics Committee of the Kentucky Judiciary.
Judge VanMeter was born in 1958 and is a native of Winchester. He received his undergraduate degree in 1980 from Vanderbilt University and his law degree in 1983 from the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and the Kentucky Law Journal.
Judge VanMeter practiced law with the Lexington firm of Stoll, Keenon & Park from 1983 to 1994. From 1994 to 1999, he served as district judge for Fayette County, Division 1 of the 22nd Judicial District. Judge VanMeter was appointed to the Fayette County Circuit Court Bench in 1999.
Judge VanMeter has been actively involved in a number of community organizations, including Little League Baseball, Boys' and Girls' Clubs of America, and Parents' Place.
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