United States District Court For The Western District of Kentucky - Current Judges

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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