Danny C. Reeves


Danny C. Reeves is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Early life and education

Born in Corbin, Kentucky, Reeves received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 1978 and a Juris Doctor from Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University in 1981.
He was a law clerk to Judge Eugene E. Siler, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Eastern & Western Districts of Kentucky from 1981 to 1983. He was in private practice in Kentucky from 1983 to 2001.

Federal judicial service

Reeves is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Reeves was nominated by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2001, to a new seat created by 114 Stat. 2762. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 6, 2001, and received his commission on December 10, 2001. He became Chief Judge in August 2019.

Nomination to United States Sentencing Commission

On March 15, 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Reeves for a position on the United States Sentencing Commission, which will expire on October 31, 2021.
On July 13, 2016, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. His nomination expired with the end of the 114th Congress on January 3, 2017. He was renominated by President Obama on January 17, 2017. His nomination was withdrawn by President Donald Trump on February 28, 2017, but Trump renominated him on March 1, 2017. His nomination was reported to the floor of the United States Senate by the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 9, 2017. His nomination was confirmed by a vote of 97–0.