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.
Before his election to the Circuit Court Bench, Minton practiced law in Bowling Green, KY for nearly 15 years.
[2] Minton is married to the former Susan Lenell Page, also a native of Bowling Green.
[2] He currently serves on the board of the Student Life Foundation at Western Kentucky University.