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# Gregory Frederick Van Tatenhove

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky · U.S. District Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
- State: Kentucky
- Role: U.S. District Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## 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

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3306/gregory-frederick-van-tatenhove/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3306/gregory-frederick-van-tatenhove/)
- [U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3306/gregory-frederick-van-tatenhove/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3306/gregory-frederick-van-tatenhove/)
- [Van Tatenhove, Gregory Frederick | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/van-tatenhove-gregory-frederick)
- [Gregory Frederick Van Tatenhove (E.D. Kentucky) – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3306/gregory-frederick-van-tatenhove)
- [Wikidata: Gregory F. Van Tatenhove](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5606916)

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