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Karen K. Caldwell

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Born 1956.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

Appointed by: George W. Bush (Republican)
Nominated: Sep 4, 2001
Senate vote: 100 to 0
Confirmed: Oct 23, 2001
Commissioned: Oct 24, 2001

Education

B.A., Transylvania University, 1977
J.D., University of Kentucky College of Law, 1980

Career

Field claims representative, State Farm Fire & Casualty, 1980-1987
Adjunct professor, Eastern Kentucky University, 1984-1985, 1987
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1987-1990
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1991-1993
Private practice, Kentucky, 1993-2001
Adjunct professor, Transylvania University, 2000
Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 2018-present
chair, 2019-present

Other nominations

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, August 2, 2001; no Senate vote

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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