Amul Thapar

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Amul Thapar
Official portrait, 2020
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office May 25, 2017
Appointed by	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Boyce F. Martin Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
In office January 4, 2008 – May 30, 2017
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Joseph Martin Hood
Succeeded by	Robert E. Wier
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky
In office March 20, 2006 – January 4, 2008
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Gregory F. Van Tatenhove
Succeeded by	Kerry B. Harvey
Personal details
Born	(1969-04-29) April 29, 1969 (age 55) Troy, Michigan, U.S.
Spouse	Kim Schulte
Children	3
Education	Boston College (BS) University of California, Berkeley (JD)

Amul Roger Thapar (born April 29, 1969) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He previously served as a U.S. district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky from 2008 to 2017 and as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky from 2006 to 2008. Thapar was President Donald Trump's first Court of Appeals appointment and Trump's second judicial appointment after Justice Neil Gorsuch. Thapar was discussed as a candidate for the Supreme Court of the United States.