Gregory Frederick Van Tatenhove at a glance
- Current role
- Former U.S. District Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Kentucky · Federal
- Judicial service
- Former
Gregory Frederick Van Tatenhove
Former U.S. District Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Service record and verification
Judicial service and assignments
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky · U.S. District Judge · Former · January 5, 2006–Former · Assignment source ↗
Appointment and verification
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Biography
Professional career
- Judge, District Court, E.D. Kentucky, 2006-present
- American attorney, jurist, and academic administrator best known for his service as a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky from 2006 until his retirement on July 19, 2026
- U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 2001-2005
- Trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Programs Branch (1990–1994)
- Law clerk, Hon. Eugene E. Siler, Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1989-1990
- Service: held the role of a federal district judge for 20 years
Education
- Asbury University — B.A. (1982)
Additional information
- Appointment: Nominated by President George W. Bush on September 13, 2005, to replace Judge Karl Spillman Forester
- Ron Lewis, KY, 1994-2001
- Born April 2, 1960, Los Angeles, California.
- Date of birth: 1960-01-01
- Chief of staff and legal counsel, U.S. Rep.
- handling a wide range of cases including personal injury, habeas corpus, real property, contract, and civil rights matters
- Chair of the Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management under Chief Justice John Roberts
- Birth place: Los Angeles, CA
Sources
Identity source checked June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky current judicial profile
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