John G. Heyburn II

John G. Heyburn II
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office
April 1, 2014 – April 29, 2015
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office
2001–2008
Preceded byCharles Ralph Simpson III
Succeeded byThomas B. Russell
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office
August 17, 1992 – April 1, 2014
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byThomas A. Ballantine Jr.
Succeeded byRebecca Grady Jennings
Personal details
Born
John Gilpin Heyburn II

(1948-11-12)November 12, 1948
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedApril 29, 2015(2015-04-29) (aged 66)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA)
University of Kentucky (JD)

John Gilpin Heyburn II (November 12, 1948 – April 29, 2015) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Heyburn served as the Chief Judge of the Court between 2001 and 2008.