Thapar, Amul Roger Born 1969 in Detroit, MI Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky Nominated by George W. Bush on May 24, 2007, to a seat vacated by Joseph M. Hood. Confirmed by the Senate on December 13, 2007, and received commission on January 4, 2008. Education: Boston College, B.S., 1991 Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, J.D., 1994 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. S. Arthur Spiegel, U.S. District Court for the 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, DC, 1997-1999 Trial advocacy instructor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1999-2000 Assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, DC, 1999-2000 General counsel, Equalfooting.com, 2000-2001 Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2001-2002 Assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Ohio, 2002-2006 U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 2006-2007