Eugene Edward Siler, Jr.

Eugene Siler
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
September 16, 1991  December 31, 2001
Appointed by George H. W. Bush
Preceded by Harry Wellford
Succeeded by John Rogers
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
In office
September 30, 1984  September 16, 1991
Preceded by Bernard Moynahan
Succeeded by William Bertelsman
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
In office
November 13, 1975  September 16, 1991
Appointed by Gerald Ford
Preceded by Mac Swinford
Succeeded by Jennifer Coffman
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office
November 13, 1975  September 16, 1991
Appointed by Gerald Ford
Preceded by Mac Swinford
Succeeded by Jennifer Coffman
Personal details
Born 1936 (age 7980)
Williamsburg, Kentucky, U.S.
Alma mater Vanderbilt University
University of Virginia
Georgetown University

Eugene Edward Siler, Jr. (born 1936) is a United States federal judge.

Biography

Born in Williamsburg, Kentucky, Siler received a B.A. from Vanderbilt University in 1958, an LL.B. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1963, and an LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1964. He was in the United States Navy Midshipman in 1957. He was a U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant from 1958 to 1983. He was in private practice in Williamsburg, Kentucky from 1964 to 1970. He was a County attorney of Whitley County, Kentucky from 1965 to 1970. He was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky from 1970 to 1975.

Siler was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Siler was nominated by President Gerald Ford on September 19, 1975, to a seat vacated by Mac Swinford. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 11, 1975, and received his commission on November 13, 1975. Siler served in that capacity until September 20, 1991, due to appointment to another judicial position.

Siler was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Siler was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on June 19, 1991, to a seat vacated by Harry Walker Wellford. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 12, 1991, and received his commission on September 16, 1991. He assumed senior status on December 31, 2001.

Sixth Circuit decisions

On June 3, 2010 made a decision with Judge Rogers, J to remove a "lifetime medical" contract agreement from Detroit Diesel Corporation (owned by Daimler AG) and UAW Local 163. This has caused the retiree (applies to the 1993-2004 retirees) to now pay 66% of their pension towards their medical insurance.[1]

Among his law clerks was current Kentucky State Senator Sara Beth Gregory, a lawyer in Monticello, Kentucky, who has represented District 16 since 2012.[2]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Mac Swinford
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
1975–1991
Succeeded by
Jennifer Coffman
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
1975–1991
Preceded by
Bernard Moynahan
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
1984–1991
Succeeded by
William Bertelsman
Preceded by
Harry Wellford
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1991–2001
Succeeded by
John Rogers
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