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Joseph H. McKinley Jr. | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky | |
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 by | Thomas B. Russell |
Succeeded by | Gregory N. Stivers |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky | |
In office August 14,1995 –June 9,2019 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Ronald E. Meredith |
Succeeded by | Justin R. Walker |
Personal details | |
Born | Owensboro,Kentucky | June 9,1954
Education | University 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.
Born in Owensboro,Kentucky,McKinley received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kentucky in 1976 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1979.
McKinley was in private practice in Owensboro from 1979 to 1991. He was a Commissioner,Kentucky Oil and Gas Conservation Commission from 1982 to 1990. He was an Assistant county attorney of Daviess County,Kentucky from 1985 to 1987. He was a Hearing Officer,Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet from 1990 to 1991. McKinley was a judge on the Daviess County Circuit Court,Division I,Kentucky from 1992 to 1995.
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