Thomas B. Russell

Thomas Russell
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Assumed office
November 15, 2011
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Assumed office
May 19, 2015
Appointed by John Roberts
Preceded by Mary A. McLaughlin
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office
2008–2011
Preceded by John Gilpin Heyburn II
Succeeded by Joseph H. McKinley Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office
October 11, 1994  November 15, 2011
Appointed by Bill Clinton
Preceded by Edward Huggins Johnstone
Succeeded by Gregory N. Stivers
Personal details
Born 1945 (age 7071)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Alma mater Western Kentucky University
University of Kentucky College of Law

Thomas Banister Russell (born 1945) is a Senior United States District Judge.

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Russell received a B.A. from Western Kentucky University in 1967 and a J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1970. He was in private practice in Paducah, Kentucky from 1970 to 1994.

On September 14, 1994, Russell was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky vacated by Edward H. Johnstone. Russell was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 7, 1994, and received his commission on October 11, 1994. He served as Chief Judge from 2008 to 2011. He took senior status on November 15, 2011. He is now one of the 13 Federal Judges of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. He was appointed on May 19, 2015 by Chief Justice John Roberts.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
John Gilpin Heyburn II
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
2008–2011
Succeeded by
Joseph H. McKinley Jr.
Preceded by
Edward Huggins Johnstone
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
1994–2011
Succeeded by
Gregory N. Stivers
Preceded by
Mary A. McLaughlin
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
2015–present
Incumbent
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