Current Judges
- There is currently one vacancy on the court due to the decision of Chief Judge Thomas B. Russell to assume senior status. No replacement nominee is currently pending.
- A second vacancy occurred on January 8, 2013, when Judge Jennifer B. Coffman retired from the court. There is currently no nominee pending for this vacancy.
- A third vacancy took place on February 1, 2013, when Judge Charles Ralph Simpson III assumed senior status. No replacement nominee is currently pending.
| # | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
| 20 | Chief Judge | Joseph H. McKinley Jr. | Bowling Green Owensboro |
1954 | 1995–present | 2011–present | — | Bill Clinton |
| 17 | District Judge | John Gilpin Heyburn II | Louisville | 1948 | 1992–present | 2001–2008 | — | George H. W. Bush |
| — | District Judge | vacant | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | District Judge | vacant | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | District Judge | vacant | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Senior District Judge | Edward Huggins Johnstone | Louisville Paducah |
1922 | 1977–1993 | 1985–1990 | 1993–present | Jimmy Carter |
| 16 | Senior District Judge | Charles Ralph Simpson III | Louisville | 1945 | 1986–2013 | 1994–2001 | 2013-present | Ronald Reagan |
| 19 | Senior District Judge | Thomas B. Russell | Bowling Green Louisville Paducah |
1945 | 1994–2011 | 2008–2011 | 2011–present | Bill Clinton |
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