Joseph H. McKinley Jr.

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Joseph H. McKinley Jr.
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Assumed office
November 15, 2011
Preceded by Thomas B. Russell
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Assumed office
August 14, 1995
Appointed by Bill Clinton
Preceded by Ronald E. Meredith
Personal details
Born 1954 (age 6162)
Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.
Alma mater University of Kentucky (B.S.)
University of Louisville School of Law (J.D.)

Joseph H. McKinley Jr. (born 1954) is a United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

Early life and education

Born in Owensboro, Kentucky, McKinley received a B.S. from the University of Kentucky in 1976 and a J.D. from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1979.

Career

McKinley was in private practice in Owensboro, Kentucky 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.

Federal judicial service

McKinley was a judge on the Daviess County Circuit Court, Division I, Kentucky from 1992 to 1995.

McKinley is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. McKinley was nominated by President Bill Clinton on May 24, 1995, to a seat vacated by Ronald E. Meredith. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 11, 1995, and received his commission on August 14, 1995. He became chief judge of the court on November 15, 2011.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Thomas B. Russell
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
2011–present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Ronald E. Meredith
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
1995–present


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