Danny Reeves
Danny C. Reeves is an federal judge on senior status on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. He joined the court in 2001 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.[1] He assumed senior status on February 1, 2025.[2]
Early life and education
A native of Corbin, Kentucky, Reeves graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with his bachelor's degree in 1978, and from Northern Kentucky University's Salmon P. Chase College of Law with his J.D. in 1981.[1]
Professional career
- 2001-2025: Federal judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
- 2019-2025: Chief judge
- 2025-Present: Senior judge
- 1983-2001: Private practice, Commonwealth of Kentucky
- 1981-1983: Law clerk, Hon. Eugene Siler, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District and Western District of Kentucky[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Kentucky
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| Nominee Information |
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| Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 126 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: August 2, 2001
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| ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: November 7, 2001
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: November 29, 2001
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| Confirmed: December 6, 2001
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| Vote: Voice vote
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 Returned: August 3, 2001
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Reeves was first nominated by President George W. Bush on August 2, 2001, to a new seat created by 114 Stat. 2762. Under Rule XXXI, paragraph six of the standing rules of the United States Senate, the nomination was returned to the president on August 3, 2001. President Bush resubmitted the nomination on September 4, 2001. The American Bar Association rated Reeves Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified for the nomination.[3] Hearings on Reeves' nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 7, 2001, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on November 29, 2001. Reeves was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on December 6, 2001, and he received his commission on December 10, 2001.[1][4][5] He assumed senior status on February 1, 2025.[2]
See also
- United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
External links
- Judge Reeves' homepage from the Eastern District website
- Judge Reeves' biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed July 14, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Federal Judicial Center, "Reeves, Danny C.," accessed February 6, 2025
- ↑ American Bar Association "Ratings of Article III federal judges, 107th Congress," accessed July 14, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 748 - Danny C. Reeves - The Judiciary," accessed July 14, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 902 - Danny C. Reeves - The Judiciary," accessed July 14, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky 2001-2025 |
Succeeded by Chad Meredith |
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| 2001 |
Armijo • Bates • Beistline • Blackburn • Bowdre • Bunning • Bury • Caldwell • Camp • Cassell • Cebull • Clement • Clifton • Crane • Eagan • Engelhardt • Friot • Gibbons • Granade • Gregory • Gritzner • Haddon • Hartz • Heaton • Hicks • Howard • Johnson • Jorgenson • Krieger • Land • Leon • Mahan • Martinez • Martone • McConnell • Melloy • Mills • O'Brien • Parker • Payne • Prost • Reeves • Riley • Robinson • Rogers • Royal • Shedd • B. Smith • L. Smith • Walton • Wooten • Zainey | ||
| 2002 |
Africk • Anderson • Autrey • Baylson • Cercone • Chesler • Clark • Collyer • Conner • Conti • Corrigan • Davis • Davis • Dorr • England • Ericksen • Fuller • Gardner • Godbey • Griesbach • Hanen • Hovland • Hudson • Jones • Jordan • Kinkeade • Klausner • Kugler • Leighton • Linares • Moses • Marra • Martinez • Martini • Mays • McVerry • Phillips • Raggi • Reade • Rose • Rufe • Savage • Schwab • Smith • St. Eve • Walter • White • Wolfson | ||
| 2003 |
Adams • Altonaga • Bea • Benitez • Bennett • Boyle • Brack • Breen • Browning • Burns • Bybee • Callahan • Campbell • Cardone • Carney • Castel • Chertoff • Cohn • Colloton • Conrad • Coogler • Cook • Cooke • Crone • Der-Yeghiayan • Drell • Duffey • Duncan • Erickson • Feuerstein • Figa • Filip • Fischer • Fisher • Flanagan • Floyd • Frost • Gibson • Greer • Gruender • Guirola • Hall • Hardiman • Hayes • Herrera • Hicks • Holmes • Holwell • Hopkins • Houston • Irizarry • Jones • Junell • Karas • Kravitz • Martinez • McKnight • Minaldi • Montalvo • Mosman • Otero • Pickering • Prado • Pratter • Proctor • Quarles • Robart • Roberts • Robinson • Rodgers • Rodriguez • Sabraw • Sanchez • Saylor • Selna • Sharpe • Simon • Springmann • Stanceu • Steele • Stengel • Suko • Sutton • Sykes • Titus • Townes • Tymkovich • Van Antwerpen • Varlan • Wake • Wesley • White • Woodcock • Yeakel | ||
| 2004 |
Alvarez • Benton • Boyko • Covington • Diamond • Harwell • Kelley • Schiavelli • Schneider • Starrett • Watson | ||
| 2005 |
Alito • Barrett • Batten • Bianco • Brown • Burgess • Conrad • Cox • Crotty • Delgado-Colon • Dever • DuBose • Griffin • Griffith • Johnston • Kendall • Larson • Ludington • Mattice • McKeague • Neilson • Owen • Pryor • Roberts • Sandoval • Schiltz • Seabright • Smoak • Van Tatenhove • Vitaliano • Watkins • Zouhary | ||
| 2006 |
Besosa • Bumb • Chagares • Cogan • Gelpi • Golden • Gordon • Gorsuch • Guilford • Hillman • Holmes • Ikuta • D. Jordan • K. Jordan • Kavanaugh • Miller • Moore • Shepherd • Sheridan • Smith • Whitney • Wigenton | ||
| 2007 |
Anderson • Aycock • Bailey • Bryant • Davis • DeGiusti • Dow • Elrod • Fairbank • Fischer • Frizzell • Gutierrez • Hall • Hardiman • Haynes • Howard • Jarvey • Jones • Jonker • Kapala • Kays • Laplante • Limbaugh • Lioi • Livingston • Maloney • Mauskopf • Mendez • Miller • Neff • O'Connor • O'Grady • O'Neill • Osteen • Ozerden • Reidinger • Sammartino • Schroeder • Settle • Smith • Snow • Southwick • Suddaby • Sullivan • Thapar • Tinder • Van Bokkelen • Wood • Wright • Wu | ||
| 2008 |
Agee • Anello • Arguello • Brimmer • Gardephe • Goldberg • Jones • Kethledge • Lawrence • Matsumoto • Melgren • Murphy • Scriven • Seibel • Slomsky • Trenga • Waddoups • White | ||
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
