United States District Court for the District of Kentucky
The United States District Court for the District of Kentucky was created by Congress as part of the Judiciary Act of 1789, with one judgeship authorized for the district[1]. At the time, Kentucky was part of Virginia, but it had its own district court, and was given the same status judicially as other states had at that time. The District of Kentucky was abolished by the Judiciary Act of 1801, and reinstated when that Act was repealed by the Judiciary Act of 1802. The District of Kentucky was then in continuous existence until 1901, when Kentucky was divided into Eastern and Western Districts, with one judgeship authorized for each[1]. At the time of this division, Walter Evans, the last judge of the court, was transferred to the Western District, and a new judge was appointed for the Eastern District.
Judges of the Court
- Harry Innes (1789-1816)[2]
- Robert Trimble (1817-1826)
- John Boyle (1826-1834)
- Thomas Bell Monroe (1834-1861)
- Bland Ballard (1861-1879)
- William Hercules Hays (1879-1880)
- John Watson Barr (1880-1899)
- Walter Evans (1899-1901)
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