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Danny Julian Boggs

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Senior status since February 28, 2017.

Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Ronald Reagan
Nominated
January 29, 1986
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
February 5, 1986
Committee action
Reported (favorably), February 27, 1986
Senate vote
Voice vote, no count printed
Confirmed
March 3, 1986
Commissioned
March 25, 1986
Senior status
Since February 28, 2017
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1944, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Instructor, University of Chicago Law School, 1968-1969
  • Deputy commissioner, Kentucky Department for Economic Security, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1969-1970
  • Legal counsel/administrative assistant, Gov. Louie Nunn, Kentucky, 1970-1971
  • Legislative counsel/assistant to minority leader, Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1972
  • Attorney, Kentucky Republican Campaign, 1972
  • Private practice, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1973
  • Attorney, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1973
  • Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1973-1975
  • Private practice, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1975
  • Assistant to the chairman, Federal Power Commission, 1975-1977
  • Deputy minority counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 1977-1979
  • Deputy campaign director, Nunn for Governor campaign, Louisville, Kentucky, 1979
  • Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1979-1981
  • Special assistant to the president, Executive Office of the President, 1981-1983
  • Deputy secretary of energy, 1983-1986
  • Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2003-2009

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