Thomas B. Russell
Thomas Banister Russell (born November 15, 1945)[1] is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. He also served as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 2015 to 2022. He served as a judge of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court from 2016 to 2021.
Education and career[edit]
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[edit]
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 served as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 2015 to 2022. He served as a judge of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court from 2016 to 2021. He retired from active service on September 1, 2023.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, on Confirmations of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, September 28; October 4 and 6, 1994. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1996. p. 672.
- ^ Thomas B. Russell at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources[edit]
- Thomas B. Russell at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1945 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American judges
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 21st-century American judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
- Judges of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
- Lawyers from Louisville, Kentucky
- People from Paducah, Kentucky
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
- University of Kentucky College of Law alumni
- Western Kentucky University alumni