Thomas Russell

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Thomas Russell
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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (senior status)
Tenure

2011 - Present

Years in position

13

Predecessor
Prior offices
United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Successor: Greg N. Stivers
Predecessor: Edward Johnstone
United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Education

Bachelor's

Western Kentucky University, 1967

Law

University of Kentucky College of Law, 1970

Personal
Birthplace
Louisville, Ky.
Contact

Official website 

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Thomas B. Russell is judge serving on senior status for the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. He joined the court in 1994 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton (D). He served as chief judge of the court from 2008 until he assumed senior status on November 15, 2011.[1]

Russell was a judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. He was appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts on May 19, 2015. Russell's term expired on May 18, 2022.[2]

Biography

Education

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Russell graduated from Western Kentucky University with his bachelor's degree in 1967 and from the University of Louisville Law School with his J.D. degree in 1970.[1]

Professional career

Russell was a private practice attorney in Paducah, Kentucky from 1970 to 1994.[1]

Judicial career

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (2015-2022)

In March 2015, Chief Justice John Roberts appointed Russell to join the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Russel joined the court on May 19, 2015, for a seven-year term. He replaced Mary McLaughlin.[3]

Western District of Kentucky (1994-2011)

On the recommendation of Senator Wendell Ford, Russell was nominated to the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky by President Bill Clinton on September 14, 1994, to a seat vacated by Edward Johnstone. Russell was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 7, 1994, on a voice vote and received commission on October 11, 1994. He served as chief judge of the court from 2008 until he assumed senior status on November 15, 2011.[4]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Thomas Russell's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ↑ United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, "Current Membership," accessed September 21, 2020
  3. ↑ Federation of American Scientists, "Two New Judges Appointed to FISA Court," April 6, 2015
  4. ↑ THOMAS, "Thomas B. Russell USDC, WDKY confirmation: PN1750-103," accessed December 5, 2014



Kentucky courts

Federal courts:

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky

State courts:

Kentucky Supreme Court • Kentucky Court of Appeals • Kentucky Circuit Courts • Kentucky District Courts • Kentucky Family Court

State resources:

Courts in Kentucky • Kentucky judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kentucky

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