Danny Julian Boggs
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Senior status. Born 1944.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 29, 1986
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Mar 3, 1986
- Commissioned
- Mar 25, 1986
- Senior status
- Feb 28, 2017
Education
- A.B., Harvard College, 1965
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1968
Career
- 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
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, December 9, 1985; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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