Jack N. Lackey Jr. was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on October 18, 1967. He completed his undergraduate education at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky in 1990, graduating with honors. While in college, Jack was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, Order of Omega, and Omicron Delta Epsilon. Jack received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1993, and he was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 1993.

Jack is a member of the Christian County Bar Association, the Kentucky Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. Jack is also a member of the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys and the Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Jack concentrates his practice in areas of general civil litigation, estate administration, estate planning, business and corporate planning, collections, commercial law, criminal defense, and family law.

Jack is married to Jacwyn Lackey. Jack and Jacwyn have two children, Sarah and Joe.