Alan Stout (Kentucky)

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Alan Stout

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States Bankruptcy Court Western District of Kentucky

Years in office: 2011 - 2025

Education

Bachelor's

Murray State University, 1978

Alan Stout was a federal bankruptcy judge for the United States bankruptcy court, Western District of Kentucky. He took office on October 26, 2011, replacing retired Judge David T. Stosberg. He was selected by a committee from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. He retired on October 25, 2025.

Education

Stout received his bachelor's degree from Murray State University in 1978. He later served one six-year term on the MSU Board of Regents that ended in 2010.

Career

Stout practiced bankruptcy law for 30 years and was a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee for 25 years prior to becoming a judge in 2011.

See also

• United States bankruptcy court, Western District of Kentucky
• United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
• United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

External links

• U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky

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Kentucky courts

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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