History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the District of Kentucky

8 judges have served since Sep 26, 1789. Vacant or no longer exists.

Judges
8
4 R · 2 JR · 1 U · 1 D
Longest tenure
28 years
Thomas Bell Monroe
Current
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nobody
history/court/district-court-for-the-district-of-kentuckyEvery holder, newest first
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180018201840186018801900192019401960198020002020Harry Innes · 1789-09-26 – 1816-09-20Robert Trimble · 1817-01-31 – 1826-05-09 · Jeffersonian RepublicanJohn Boyle · 1827-02-12 – 1834-01-28 · Jeffersonian RepublicanThomas Bell Monroe · 1834-03-08 – 1861-09-18 · DemocratBland Ballard · 1862-01-22 – 1879-07-29 · RepublicanWilliam Hercules Hays · 1879-12-10 – 1880-03-07 · RepublicanJohn Watson Barr · 1880-04-16 – 1899-02-21 · RepublicanWalter Evans · 1899-03-03 – 1901-07-01 · Republican
Walter Evans R
Mar 3, 1899 – Jul 1, 1901 · 2.3 years · appointed by William McKinley
John Watson Barr R
Apr 16, 1880 – Feb 21, 1899 · 19 years · appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes
William Hercules Hays R
Dec 10, 1879 – Mar 7, 1880 · 3 months · appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes
Bland Ballard R
Jan 22, 1862 – Jul 29, 1879 · 18 years · appointed by Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Bell Monroe D
Mar 8, 1834 – Sep 18, 1861 · 28 years · appointed by Andrew Jackson
John Boyle JR
Feb 12, 1827 – Jan 28, 1834 · 7 years · appointed by John Quincy Adams · confirmed 37–7
Robert Trimble JR
Jan 31, 1817 – May 9, 1826 · 9.3 years · appointed by James Madison
Harry Innes
Sep 26, 1789 – Sep 20, 1816 · 27 years · appointed by George Washington

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.