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Danny Julian Boggs

Senior judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Danny Julian Boggs serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Mar 3, 1986. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Ronald Reagan
Confirmed
Mar 3, 1986
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1944

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitRonald Reagan · Mar 3, 1986

Education

  • Harvard CollegeA.B., 1965
  • University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D., 1968

Career

Instructor, University of Chicago Law School, 1968-1969; Deputy commissioner, Kentucky Department for Economic Security, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1969-1970; Legal counsel/administrative assistant, Gov. Louie Nunn, Kentucky, 1970-1971; Legislative counsel/assistant to minority leader, Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1972; Attorney, Kentucky Republican Campaign, 1972; Private practice, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1973; Attorney, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1973; Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1973-1975; Private practice, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1975; Assistant to the chairman, Federal Power Commission, 1975-1977; Deputy minority counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 1977-1979; Deputy campaign director, Nunn for Governor campaign, Louisville, Kentucky, 1979; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1979-1981; Special assistant to the president, Executive Office of the President, 1981-1983; Deputy secretary of energy, 1983-1986; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2003-2009

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