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Beaton, Benjamin Joel
Born 1981 in Paducah, KY
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on September 8, 2020, to a seat vacated by Justin Reed Walker. Confirmed by the Senate on November 17, 2020, and received commission on December 1, 2020.
Education:
Centre College, B.A., 2003
Columbia Law School, J.D., 2009
Temple Bar Scholar, American Inns of Court, 2012
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on September 8, 2020, to a seat vacated by Justin Reed Walker. Confirmed by the Senate on November 17, 2020, and received commission on December 1, 2020.
Education:
Centre College, B.A., 2003
Columbia Law School, J.D., 2009
Temple Bar Scholar, American Inns of Court, 2012
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. A. Raymond Randolph, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2009-2010
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2010-2011, 2012-2018
Law clerk, Hon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court of the United States, 2011-2012
Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2018-2020