Danny C. Reeves | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky | |
| Assumed office February 1, 2025 | |
| Member of theUnited States Sentencing Commission | |
| In office March 21, 2017 – March 21, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Hinojosa |
| Succeeded by | Claire McCusker Murray |
| Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky | |
| In office August 16, 2019 – February 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Karen K. Caldwell |
| Succeeded by | David Bunning |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky | |
| In office December 10, 2001 – February 1, 2025 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 114 Stat. 2762 |
| Succeeded by | Chad Meredith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Danny Clyde Reeves (1957-08-01)August 1, 1957 (age 68) Corbin, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Education | Eastern Kentucky University (BA) Salmon P. Chase College of Law (JD) |
Danny Clyde Reeves (born August 1, 1957)[1] is aseniorUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Born inCorbin, Kentucky, Reeves received aBachelor of Arts degree fromEastern Kentucky University in 1978 and aJuris Doctor fromSalmon P. Chase College of Law atNorthern Kentucky University in 1981.[1] During his undergraduate and law school years, Reeves had summer jobs at a coal mine andGeneral Motors assembly factory.[1]
He was alaw clerk to JudgeEugene E. Siler, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Eastern & Western Districts of Kentucky from 1981 to 1983. He was in private practice with theLexington, Kentucky law firm Greenebaum Doll & McDonald from 1983 to 2001, starting as an associate before being promoted to partner in 1988.[1]
On September 4, 2001, Reeves was nominated by PresidentGeorge W. Bush to serve as a United States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. He was nominated to a new seat created by 114 Stat. 2762.[2] He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on December 6, 2001, and received his commission on December 10, 2001. He became chief judge on August 16, 2019.[3] He assumedsenior status on February 1, 2025.[4]
On March 15, 2016, PresidentBarack Obama nominated Reeves for a position on theUnited States Sentencing Commission, which would expire on October 31, 2021.[5][6] On July 13, 2016, a hearing on his nomination was held before theSenate Judiciary Committee.[7] His nomination expired with the end of the114th Congress on January 3, 2017. He was renominated by President Obama on January 17, 2017. His nomination was withdrawn by PresidentDonald Trump on February 28, 2017, but Trump renominated him on March 1, 2017. On March 9, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee. On March 21, 2017, his nomination was confirmed by a 98–0 vote.[8] His term ended in March 2021.
In January 2025, Reeves blocked the Biden administration's Title IX rule, which would have altered the federal government's definition of sex to include a student's preferred gender identity.[9] Judge Reeves found the rule to be "arbitrary and capricious" and concluded that it “conflict[ed] with the plain language of Title IX.”
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| Preceded by Seat established by 114 Stat. 2762 | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky 2001–2025 | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky 2019–2025 | Succeeded by |