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Charles Ralph Simpson, III
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Senior status since February 1, 2013.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Nominated
- June 6, 1986
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- June 18, 1986
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), July 31, 1986
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- August 1, 1986
- Commissioned
- August 4, 1986
- Senior status
- Since February 1, 2013
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1945, 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
- Private practice, Louisville, Kentucky, 1971-1986
- Part-time staff counsel, Jefferson County [Kentucky] Judge/Executive, 1978-1984
- Alcoholic beverage control administrator, Jefferson County [Kentucky], 1983-1984
- City clerk, Rolling Fields, Kentucky, 1985-1986
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2006-2007
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