Amul Roger Thapar
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Born 1969.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Mar 21, 2017
- Senate vote
- 52 to 44
- Confirmed
- May 25, 2017
- Commissioned
- May 25, 2017
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- May 24, 2007
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Dec 13, 2007
- Commissioned
- Jan 4, 2008
- Left this court
- May 30, 2017. Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- B.S., Boston College, 1991
- J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, 1994
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. S. Arthur Spiegel, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1994-1996
- Law clerk, Hon. Nathaniel R. Jones, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1996-1997
- Adjunct professor, University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1995-1997, 2002-2006
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1997-1999
- Trial advocacy instructor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1999-2000
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1999-2000
- General counsel, Equalfooting.com, 2000-2001
- Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2001-2002
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Ohio, 2002-2006
- U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 2006-2007
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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