John D. Minton Jr. (born March 19, 1952, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida)[1] is an American lawyer who served as the chief justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court from 2008 to 2023.
[2] Minton was elected to the Supreme Court on July 24, 2006, to fill a vacancy created by Justice William S. Cooper, who retired on June 30, 2006.
[2] Minton earned his bachelor's degree—with honors in history and English—from Western Kentucky University in 1974.
Before his election to the Circuit Court Bench, Minton practiced law in Bowling Green, KY for nearly 15 years.
[2] He currently serves on the board of the Student Life Foundation at Western Kentucky University.