Joseph H. McKinley Jr.

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Joseph H. McKinley Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 9, 2019
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office
November 15, 2011 – November 15, 2018
Preceded byThomas B. Russell
Succeeded byGregory N. Stivers
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office
August 14, 1995 – June 9, 2019
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byRonald E. Meredith
Succeeded byJustin R. Walker
Personal details
Born (1954-06-09) June 9, 1954 (age 70)
Owensboro, Kentucky
EducationUniversity of Kentucky (BS)
University of Louisville School of Law (JD)

Joseph Henry McKinley Jr. (born June 9, 1954)[1] is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

  1. ^ Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, on Confirmations of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, July 18; August 3; September 28; October 24; November 30; December 19, 1995. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1997. p. 157.