Mac Swinford

Mac Swinford

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

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United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Virginia

Law

Read law, 1925

Personal

Birthplace

Cynthiana, Ky.

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Mac Swinford (1899-1975) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

He was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on August 19, 1937 to a new seat created by 49 Stat. 1806. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 20th, and received commission on August 21st. From 1963 to 1969, he was the chief judge of the Eastern District. He served on these courts until his death on February 3, 1975.

Early life and education

• University of Virginia
• Read law, 1922
• University of Virginia School of Law, 1925

Professional career

• Private practice, Cynthiana, Kentucky, 1922-1933
• Member, Kentucky House of Representatives, 1926-1929
• U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1933-1937

Judicial career

Western & Eastern Districts of Kentucky

Swinford was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on August 19, 1937 to a new seat created by 49 Stat. 1806. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 20th, and received commission on August 21st. From 1963 to 1969, he was the chief judge of the Eastern District. He served on these courts until his death on February 3, 1975. Swinford was succeeded in this position by Eugene Siler.

External links

• Mac Swinford's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: NA-New Seat	Western District of Kentucky 1937–1975 Seat #2	Succeeded by: Eugene Siler
Preceded by: NA-New Seat	Eastern District of Kentucky 1937–1975 Seat #2	Succeeded by: Eugene Siler