Thomas B. Russell

Thomas Banister Russell (born 1945) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky and is also serving a term as a Judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the Alien Terrorist Removal Court.

Thomas Banister Russell
Judge of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 2016
Appointed by	John Roberts
Preceded by	James C. Cacheris
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Incumbent
Assumed office May 19, 2015
Appointed by	John Roberts
Preceded by	Mary A. McLaughlin
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Incumbent
Assumed office November 15, 2011
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office 2008–2011
Preceded by	John G. Heyburn II
Succeeded by	Joseph H. McKinley Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office October 11, 1994 – November 15, 2011
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Edward Huggins Johnstone
Succeeded by	Gregory N. Stivers
Personal details
Born	Thomas Banister Russell 1945 (age 75–76) Louisville, Kentucky
Education	Western Kentucky University (B.A.) University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D.)

Education and career

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Russell received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Kentucky University in 1967 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1970. He was in private practice in Paducah, Kentucky from 1970 to 1994.

Federal judicial service

On September 14, 1994, Russell was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky vacated by Edward Huggins Johnstone. Russell was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 7, 1994, and received his commission on October 11, 1994. He served as Chief Judge from 2008 to 2011. He took senior status on November 15, 2011. He is now one of the 13 Federal Judges of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. He was appointed on May 19, 2015 by Chief Justice John Roberts. In 2016, he was appointed to the Alien Terrorist Removal Court.[1]

References

1. "Russell, Thomas B. - Federal Judicial Center".

Sources

• Thomas B. Russell at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.