Robert F. Stephens
| Robert F. Stephens | |
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| Kentucky Secretary of Justice | |
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In office May 4, 1999 – April 13, 2002 |
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| Governor | Paul E. Patton |
| Preceded by | Dan Cherry |
| Succeeded by | Ishmon F. Burks Jr |
| Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court | |
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In office November 1979 – May 4, 1999 |
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| Appointed by | Julian Carroll |
| Preceded by | Scott Elgin Reed |
| Succeeded by | James E. Keller |
| Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court | |
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In office October 2, 1982 – October 5, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | John Palmore |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Lambert |
| 42nd Attorney General of Kentucky | |
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In office 1976–1979 |
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| Governor | Julian Carroll |
| Preceded by | John Bayne Breckinridge |
| Succeeded by | John Bayne Breckinridge |
| County judge of Fayette County | |
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In office 1969–1974 |
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| Preceded by | Joe E. Johnson III |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Robert Francis Stephens, Jr. August 16, 1927 Covington, Kentucky |
| Died | April 13, 2002 (aged 74) Lexington, Kentucky |
| Resting place | Lexington Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Lola June Sandusky (m. 1953–83) Pattie White McClellan (m. 1985–93) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater |
Indiana University University of Kentucky College of Law |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Known for | Longest-serving chief justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Robert Francis Stephens, Jr. (August 16, 1927 – April 13, 2002) was an American politician, lawyer, and judge.
Robert Francis Stephens, Jr. was born August 16, 1927, in Covington, Kentucky, to Robert Francis and his first wife, Helen Macke. He was the only child of this marriage, which ended in divorce, but his father would marry twice more, and each marriage brought Stephens a step-sibling. At age 7, Stephens moved with his mother to Miami, Florida, where her new husband, Joseph Dressman, was the city editor for the Miami Herald. When the paper was sold, Stephens' step-father lost his job, and the family moved back to Northern Kentucky, where Dressman got a job with The Cincinnati Times-Star.
Stephens graduated as valedictorian of his class at Beechwood High School in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, in 1945. He joined the United States Navy for a year and served in World War II before completing a pre-law curriculum at Indiana University in 1948 and receiving his law degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1951. After graduation, he worked as a law clerk for future Kentucky Governor Bert T. Combs, then a justice on the Kentucky Court of Appeals. In 1952, he began work as an attorney for the state Department of Insurance. From 1953 to 1958, he served as counsel for Savage Lumber and Manufacturing Company, a Lexington company owned by his father-in-law. For the next three years, he was a partner in a Lexington law firm with Harry B. Miller, Jr., but left the firm and pursued a solo legal practice and political career.
In 1985, Stephens served as a vestry member at Lexington's Christ Church Cathedral.
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