Robert Brian Conley[1] is an American lawyer serving as Deputy Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court.
[4] Prior to his judicial career, he was an associate with the law firm McKenzie, Woolery & Eurick PSC and then as a corporate attorney with Addington Mining/Addington Environmental Inc.[4] Conley was elected district judge in 1995 and served in that capacity until being elected as circuit judge in 2006.
[5][6] Conley and his opponent, Chris Harris, both received the most votes in the June primary, advancing them to the general election.
[8][9] Conley went on to explain his conduct in that case due to extreme fatigue from the flu, saying he said he lost his temper and “it was a bad day".
[10] On November 3, 2020, he won the general election against his opponent State Representative Chris Harris.