List of former United States district courts
Kentucky
The United States District Court for the District of Kentucky was part of one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat.

List of former United States district courts

Section Title: Kentucky
Table Section Text: The United States District Court for the District of Kentucky was part of one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat.

Judge	Appointed by	Began active service	Ended active service	End reason

Bland Ballard	Abraham Lincoln	October 16, 1861	July 29, 1879	death

John Watson Barr	Rutherford B. Hayes	April 16, 1880	February 21, 1899	retirement

John Boyle	John Quincy Adams	October 20, 1826	January 28, 1834	death

Walter Evans	William McKinley	March 3, 1899	July 1, 1901	reassigned to Western District of Kentucky

William Hercules Hays	Rutherford B. Hayes	September 6, 1879	March 7, 1880	death

Harry Innes	George Washington	September 26, 1789	September 20, 1816	death

Thomas Bell Monroe	Andrew Jackson	March 8, 1834	September 18, 1861	resignation

Robert Trimble	James Madison	January 31, 1817	May 9, 1826	reappointment

Sentence(s)

On October 16, 1861, Ballard received a recess appointment from President Abraham Lincoln to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky.

final_sentence: On October 16, 1861, Ballard received a recess appointment from President Abraham Lincoln to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky.