Thomas B. Russell

Thomas Banister Russell
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
In office
May 19, 2015 – May 18, 2022
Appointed byJohn Roberts
Preceded byJames Zagel
Succeeded byJoan N. Ericksen
Judge of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court
In office
2016–2021
Appointed byJohn Roberts
Preceded byJames C. Cacheris
Succeeded byLouis Guirola Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office
November 15, 2011 – September 1, 2023
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office
2008–2011
Preceded byJohn G. Heyburn II
Succeeded byJoseph H. McKinley Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office
October 11, 1994 – November 15, 2011
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byEdward Huggins Johnstone
Succeeded byGregory N. Stivers
Personal details
Born
Thomas Banister Russell

(1945-11-15) November 15, 1945 (age 79)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
EducationWestern Kentucky University (BA)
University of Kentucky (JD)

Thomas Banister Russell (born November 15, 1945)[1] is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. He also served as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 2015 to 2022. He served as a judge of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court from 2016 to 2021.

  1. ^ Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, on Confirmations of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, September 28; October 4 and 6, 1994. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1996. p. 672.