Benjamin Joel Beaton
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Born 1981.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Sep 8, 2020
- Senate vote
- 52 to 44
- Confirmed
- Nov 17, 2020
- Commissioned
- Dec 1, 2020
Education
- B.A., Centre College, 2003
- J.D., Columbia Law School, 2009
- Temple Bar Scholar, American Inns of Court, 2012
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. A. Raymond Randolph, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2009-2010
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2010-2011, 2012-2018
- Law clerk, Hon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court of the United States, 2011-2012
- Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2018-2020;
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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