Mary C. Noble

Mary C. Noble (born March 21, 1949) is the former Secretary of the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and a former Deputy Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court.

[1] Prior to that election, she served as a circuit judge in Fayette County.

In December 2019, Governor Andy Beshear appointed Noble to the position of Secretary of the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet.

In this capacity as secretary, she oversees more than 7,000 employees and five major departments, including Corrections, Criminal Justice Training, Public Advocacy, Juvenile Justice, and the Kentucky State Police.

in English and sociology from Austin Peay State University in 1971, an M.A.