Danny Boggs
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Danny Boggs' is a Federal Appeals Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He joined the court in 1986 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan. Boggs is the Chief Judge of the Court serving as the court's lead judicial administrative officer in conjunction with the Clerk of Court in the court's day to day operations.
Early life and education
Born in Cuba and turned American citizen, Boggs graduated from Harvard College with his Bachelor's Degree in 1965 and later graduated from Chicago Law with his juris doctorate degree in 1968.
Legal career
Boggs began his career as a full-time instructor at Chicago Law from 1968 to 1969 before moving to Kentucky to become Deputy commissioner for the Kentucky Department for Economic Security from 1969 to 1970. In 1970, Boggs started his career in the legislvative and executive side of Government as Legal counsel and administrative assistant to Kentucy Governor Louie Nunn from 1970 to 1971 and became Legislative counsel/assistant to minority leader of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1972 and also worked as an Attorney for the Kentucky Republican Party during the 1972 elections. In 1973, Boggs briefly worked in private practice in Kentucky before moving to Washington, DC as a Staff Attorney for the U.S. Department of Commerce in 1973. Later that year, Boggs also became Assistant to the U.S. solicitor general in the U.S. Department of Justice from 1973 to 1975. In 1975, Boggs briefly moved back to Kentucky to resume private practice before rejoining the Federal Government as Assistant to the chairman of the Federal Power Commission based in Washington, DC from 1975 to 1977. In 1977, Boggs became Deputy minority counsel assisting Republicans who were in the minority of the Senate at that time in the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources from 1977 to 1979. In 1979, Boggs moved back to Kentucky to beome Deputy campaign director in the re-election of the Nunn for Governor Campaign before becoming resuming private practice work in Washington, DC from 1979 to 1981. In 1981, Boggs was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as Special assistant to the President from 1981 to 1983 before being nominated by President Reagan as Deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy from 1983 to 1986 when he was nominated to the Federal Bench.
Federal judicial career
On the recommendation of Kentucky U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, Boggs was nominated by Nominated by President Ronald Reagan on January 29, 1986 to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333 which was approved by Congress. Boggs was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 3, 1986 on a senate vote and received commission on March 25, 1986. Boggs served as the chief judge of the court since 2003.
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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Boggs • Batchelder • Clay • Cole • Cook • Gibbons • Gilman • Griffin • Kethledge • Martin • McKeauge • Moore • Rogers • Sutton • White • Vacancy |
| Senior judges |
Daughtrey • Engel • Guy • Keith • Kennedy • Lively • Merritt • Milburn • Nelson • Norris • Ryan • Siler • Suhrheinrich • Wellford |
| Former judges |
Allen • Arant • Brooks • Brown • Cecil • Celebrezze • Combs • Contie • Day • Denison • Donahue • Edwards • Hamilton • Hickenlooper • Hicks • Jackson • Jones • Kent • Knappen • Krupansky • Lurton • Mack • Martin • McAllister • McCree • S. Miller • W. Miller • Moorman • Neilson • O'Sullivan • Peck II • Phillips • Richards • Severens • Simons • Stewart • Taft • Warrington • Weick |
