Joseph Hood
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Joseph Martin Hood is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. He joined the court in 1990 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. Hood assumed senior status in October 2007.
Early life and education
Born in Ashland, Ky., Hood graduated from the University of Kentucky with his bachelor's degree in 1965 and his J.D. in 1972.[1]
Military service
Hood served in the U.S. Army from 1960 until 1970.[1][2]
Professional career
Hood started his legal career as a law clerk to former federal Judge David Hermansdorfer in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky from 1972 until 1976.[2]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Kentucky
From 1976 until 1990, Hood was a federal magistrate judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.[2]
Hood was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky by President George H.W. Bush on January 24, 1990, to a seat vacated by Scott Reed. Reed died while on the bench. Hood was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 27, 1990, on a Senate vote and received commission on April 30, 1990. Hood served as chief judge of the court from 2005 until 2007 before assuming senior status on October 14, 2007.[3]
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Scott Reed |
Eastern District of Kentucky 1990–2007 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Amul Thapar
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
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
