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District court

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

JudgeTitleAppointed byStatus
David Jason HaleJudgeBarack ObamaActive
Gregory N. StiversJudgeBarack ObamaActive
Claria Horn BoomJudgeDonald J. TrumpActive
Rebecca Grady JenningsJudgeDonald J. TrumpActive
Benjamin Joel BeatonJudgeDonald J. TrumpActive
Charles Ralph Simpson, IIIJudgeRonald ReaganSenior status
Joseph H. McKinley, Jr.JudgeWilliam J. ClintonSenior status

The court’s website: https://www.kywd.uscourts.gov

From the Federal Judicial Center’s directory as of Nov. 4, 2026. This is a plain list: the full page could not be shown.