--- title: "Eugene Edward Siler Jr. | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/eugene-edward-siler-jr" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Eugene Edward Siler Jr. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit - State: National federal courts - Role: U.S. Circuit Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Senior United States Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, a position he has held since 1991 and assumed senior status in 2001 - Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit — appointed by President George H. W. Bush, confirmed by the Senate on September 12, 1991, and commissioned September 16, 1991 - held the role of Chief Judge of the Eastern District of Kentucky (1984–1991) - Judge, District Court, E.D. Kentucky, 1975-1991 - Judge, District Court, W.D. Kentucky, 1975-1991 - U.S. District Judge for both the Eastern District of Kentucky and Western District of Kentucky (1975–1991), appointed by President Gerald Ford - U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1970-1975 - County attorney, Whitley County, Kentucky, 1965-1970 - Earlier in his career: County Attorney for Whitley County, KY (1965–1970) and private practice in Williamsburg, KY (1964–1970) ### Education - Georgetown College (now Georgetown University) Law Center — LL.M. (1964) - University of Virginia School of Law — LL.B. (1963) - Vanderbilt University — B.A. (1958) ### Additional information - U.S. Navy midshipman, 1957-present - Senior status effective December 31, 2001, but continues to hear cases. - Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1990-1991 - U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant, 1958-1983 - Served in the U.S. Navy (1958–1960) and U.S. Naval Reserve (1958–1983), retiring as a Commander. - Private practice, Williamsburg, Kentucky, 1964-1970 - Born October 19, 1936, in Williamsburg, Kentucky. - Date of birth: 1936-01-01 - Born into a family with a strong public service background; his father, Lowell (Jones) Siler, was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and subsequently served on the Kentucky Court of Appeals. - Birth place: Williamsburg, KY ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### appellate oral argument Scope: courtwide In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation. Evidence excerpt: Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessary [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387826) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387826) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387826) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2966/eugene-edward-siler-jr/) - [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2966/eugene-edward-siler-jr/) - [Judge Eugene Edward Siler Jr.](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387826) - [Wikidata: Eugene Edward Siler, Jr.](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5407202) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/eugene-edward-siler-jr", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/eugene-edward-siler-jr", "name": "Eugene Edward Siler Jr. | KnowJudges", "description": "Eugene Edward Siler Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. 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