Bernard Moynahan

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

Years in office: 1984 - 1999

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Years in office: 1963 - 1984

Education

Bachelor's

University of Kentucky, 1935

Law

University of Kentucky College of Law, 1938

Personal

Birthplace

Akron, OH

Bernard Thomas Moynahan, Jr. (1918-1999) was afederal judge on theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Moynahan was nominated to the Eastern District of Kentucky by PresidentJohn F. Kennedy on September 16, 1963, to a seat vacated byHiram Church Ford; he was confirmed by the Senate on November 4, 1963, and received his commission onNovember 8, 1963. From 1969-1984, he served as thechief judge. He assumedsenior status onSeptember 30, 1984. He served the Eastern District of Kentucky until his death onSeptember 30, 1999.^[1]

Education

• University of Kentucky, A.B., 1935
• University of Kentucky College of Law,LL.B, 1938^[1]

Professional career

• Private practice, Lexington,Kentucky, 1938-1939
• Private practice, Nicholasville,Kentucky, 1940-1942
• U.S. Army Air Corps First Lieutenant, 1942-1945
• County attorney, Jessamine County,Kentucky, 1946-1954
• Private practice, Nicholasville,Kentucky, 1954-1961
• U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District ofKentucky, 1961-1963^[1]

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Active judges	•  Karen Caldwell  •  David Bunning  •  Gregory F. Van Tatenhove  •  Robert Wier  •  Claria Horn Boom  •  Chad Meredith
Senior judges	William Bertelsman  •  Joseph Hood  •  Danny Reeves  •
Magistrate judges	Edward Atkins  •  Candace Smith  •  Hanly Ingram  •  Matthew Stinnett  •
Former Article III judges	Jennifer Coffman  •  Green Wix Unthank  •  Henry Wilhoit  •  Karl Forester  •  Amul Thapar  •  Andrew McConnell January Cochran  •  Hiram Church Ford  •  Mac Swinford  •  Eugene Siler  •  David Hermansdorfer  •  Bernard Moynahan  •  Scott Reed (Kentucky)  •
Former Chief judges	Jennifer Coffman  •  William Bertelsman  •  Henry Wilhoit  •  Karl Forester  •  Joseph Hood  •  Hiram Church Ford  •  Mac Swinford  •  Eugene Siler  •  Bernard Moynahan  •

v • e Federal judges nominated byJohn F. Kennedy
1961	Ainsworth •Augelli •Austin •Battisti •Becker •Beeks •Bell •Blumenfeld •Bohanon •Brown •Browning •Bryan Sr. •Clarie •Cox •Craven •Croake •Davis •Dillin •Dooling •Doyle •Dumbauld •Duniway •Dyer •Freedman •Ganey •Garza •Gibson •Gray •Hill •Kaufman •Kiley •Larkins •Larson •Lord •Luongo •MacBride •Machrowicz •Martin •McCree •McRae •Michie •Morgan •Northrop •Parsons •Peck II •Pence •Plummer •Putnam •Ridge •Sheridan •Smith •Stephens, Jr. •Swygert •West •Will •Wilson •Young •Zirpoli
1962	Allgood •Barrow •Beamer •Bell •Body •Bonsal •Brewster •Brown •Butzner •Carr •Cohen •Coolahan •Cooper •Crary •Curtis •Daugherty •Oscar Davis •Elliott •Ellis •Eschbach •Feinberg •Foley •Fox •Gewin •Goldberg •Gray •Green •Hanson •Hays •Hughes •Jones •McLean •McManus •Meredith •Neese •Noel •Oliver •Preyer •Regan •Rosenberg •Rosling •Roth •Seth •Shaw •Smith •Spears •Templar •Tyler •Weigel •White •Winter •Wright •Wyatt
1963	Almond •Cannella •Craig •Decker •Edwards •Fulton •Marovitz •McGowan •Mehaffy •Moynahan •Nealon •Payne •Phillips •Tenney •Thompson • Thornberry