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Thomas B. Russell

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky · 1994

Thomas B. Russell , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Thomas Banister Russell (born November 15, 1945) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. He also served as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 2015 to 2022. He served as a judge of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court from 2016 to 2021.

Education

  • Western Kentucky UniversityB.A., 1967
  • University of Kentucky College of LawJ.D., 1970

Career

Private practice, Paducah, Kentucky, 1970-1994; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2019-2020

Biography

Thomas Banister Russell (born November 15, 1945) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. He also served as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 2015 to 2022. He served as a judge of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court from 2016 to 2021.

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