Federal judicial service
In 1969,Siler was nominated by President Richard Nixon as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 16,1969. [5] He received his commission the next year,and served until 1975. [4]
Siler was nominated by President Gerald Ford on September 19,1975,to a joint seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky and the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky vacated by Judge Mac Swinford. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 11,1975,and received his commission on November 13,1975. He served as Chief Judge of the Eastern District from 1984 to 1991. Siler service was terminated on both courts on September 20,1991,due to his elevation to the Sixth Circuit. [3]
Siler was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on June 19,1991,to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated by Judge Harry Walker Wellford. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 12,1991,and received his commission on September 16,1991. [3] In 1992,Siler was awarded Outstanding Judge of the Year by the American Bar Association. That same year,he was sent by the U.S. State Department to Lithuania in order to assist their government's judicial reforms. He would also be sent by the U. S. Justice Department to Albania as an advisor on ethics and discipline. [4]
He assumed senior status on December 31,2001. [3]
In December 2024,a bill introduced by Senator Mitch McConnell and Representative Hal Rogers was passed by congress to name the federal courthouse annex in London,Kentucky,in honor of Siler. [6]
