James Bennett Stephenson[1] (January 26, 1916 – June 21, 2005) was a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court from 1976 to 1988.
[5] Stephenson served during World War II as a captain in the United States Army Air Corps also serving as a court martial trial judge and intelligence officer.
[2][7] Stephenson stood for a seat on the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 1972 as a Democratic candidate.
[2] He sought a fourth term in 1988 but lost his seat to Dan Jack Combs.
[2] He had outlived his wife Betty Campbell Paddison Stephenson who had died in 1997, together they had two daughters.