Henry Rupert Wilhoit Jr.
Henry Rupert Wilhoit Jr. (born February 11, 1935) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Education and career. Born in Ashland, Kentucky, Wilhoit received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1960. He was in private practice in Grayson, Kentucky from 1960 to 1981, serving as the city attorney for Grayson from 1962 to 1966, and was the county attorney of Carter County, Kentucky from 1966 to 1970. Federal judicial service. On August 11, 1981, Wilhoit was nominated  by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky vacated by Judge Howard David Hermansdorfer. Wilhoit was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 1981, and received his commission on September 28, 1981. He served as Chief Judge from 1998 to 2000, assuming senior status on December 31, 2000.