Joseph Martin Hood

Joseph Martin Hood
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Assumed office
October 14, 2007
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
In office
2005–2007
Preceded byKarl Spillman Forester
Succeeded byJennifer B. Coffman
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
In office
April 30, 1990 – October 14, 2007
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byScott Elgin Reed
Succeeded byAmul Thapar
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
In office
1976–1990
Personal details
Born
Joseph Martin Hood

1942 (age 81–82)
Ashland, Kentucky, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Kentucky (BS, JD)

Joseph Martin Hood (born 1942) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.