Robert B. Conley

Robert Brian Conley is an Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court.

For other people named Robert Conley, see Robert Conley (disambiguation).
Robert B. Conley
Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
Assumed office
January 4, 2021
Preceded bySamuel T. Wright III
Judge of the Kentucky Circuit Courts
In office
2006–2021
Judge of the Twentieth District Court of Kentucky
In office
1995–2006
Personal details
Born
Robert Brian Conley[1]
EducationUniversity of Kentucky (B.S.)
Northern Kentucky University (J.D.)

He attended Russell High School in Flatwoods, Kentucky in 1976.[2] He received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Kentucky in 1981 and his Juris Doctor from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law.[3]

Judicial career

Conley was elected District Judge in 1995 and served in that capacity until being elected as Circuit Judge in 2006.[4]

Kentucky Supreme Court

On January 10, 2020, Conley filed to be a candidate for Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court.[4][5] Conley and his opponent, Chris Harris, both received the most votes in the June primary, advancing the to the general election.[6] During his run for the Kentucky Supreme Court he was sanctioned by Judicial Conduct Commission in part for throwing a man in jail for three days for contempt of court without conducting a hearing.[7][8] 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".[9] On November 3, 2020, he won the general election against his opponent State Representative Chris Harris.[10] He was sworn in on January 1, 2021.[11] His term started on January 4, 2021.[12]

Personal life

Conley was married to the late Melanie Stephens Conley for 28 years and is a father of two.[4] Conley has described himself as a Christian conservative.[13]

Electoral history
2020 Kentucky Supreme Court District 7 Election Results source
Year Non Partisan Votes Pct Non Partisan Votes Pct
2020 Robert Conley 90,477 55.5% Chris Harris 72,425 44.5%

References
  1. Robert Brian Conley, Judge, Kentucky Bar Association
  2. Romans, Charles (June 19, 2020). "Conley eager to reign supreme: Russell native has eyes on Court". The Independent Online. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  3. "Robert Brian Conley Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  4. "Greenup County's Judge Bob Conley announces candidacy for Kentucky Supreme Court". TheLevisaLazer.com - The Levisa Lazer. 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  5. "Election Candidate Filings - Robert B. Conley, Candidate for Justice of the Supreme Court". web.sos.ky.gov. January 10, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  6. MCCLANAHAN, GIL (October 6, 2020). "Kentucky Supreme Court race between two Eastern Kentucky candidates heating up". WCHS. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  7. "Kentucky Supreme Court candidate receives reprimand for misconduct". whas11.com. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  8. Wolfson, Andrew (September 11, 2020). "A Kentucky Supreme Court candidate has been reprimanded for misconduct". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  9. Snyder, Aaron (September 10, 2020). "Conley explains public reprimand". The Independent Online. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  10. Moomey, Liz (November 3, 2020). "Bob Conley edges out Chris Harris for open Supreme Court seat in Eastern Kentucky". kentucky.com. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  11. "Conley sworn in as justice of Supreme Court of Kentucky". www.wkyt.com. January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  12. Weiter, Taylor (January 1, 2021). "Kentucky Supreme Court justice swears in via Zoom". whas11.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  13. Wolfson, Andrew (November 4, 2020). "Self-described Christian conservative wins seat on Kentucky Supreme Court". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Samuel T. Wright III		 Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
2021–present		 Incumbent


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