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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky: Judges
Number of judges: 20
Cochran, Andrew McConnell January (1901-1934)
Ford, Hiram Church (1935-1969)
Swinford, Mac (1937-1975)
Moynahan, Bernard Thomas, Jr. (1963-1999)
Hermansdorfer, H[oward] David (1972-1981)
Siler, Eugene Edward, Jr. (1975-1991)
Reed, Scott Elgin (1979-1994)
Bertelsman, William Odis (1979-present)
Unthank, Green Wix (1980-2013)
Wilhoit, Henry Rupert, Jr. (1981-2022)
Forester, Karl Spillman (1988-2014)
Hood, Joseph Martin (1990-present)
Coffman, Jennifer B. (1993-2013)
Caldwell, Karen K. (2001-present)
Reeves, Danny C. (2001-present)
Bunning, David L. (2002-present)
Van Tatenhove, Gregory Frederick (2006-present)
Thapar, Amul Roger (2008-2017)
Boom, Claria Horn (2018-present)
Wier, Robert Earl (2018-present)