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Benjamin Joel Beaton
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Benjamin Joel Beaton serves on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Nov 17, 2020 by a 52–44 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- Nov 17, 2020
- Senate vote
- 52–44
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1981
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of KentuckyDonald J. Trump · Nov 17, 2020
Education
- Centre CollegeB.A., 2003
- Columbia Law SchoolJ.D., 2009
- Temple Bar Scholar, American Inns of Court2012
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;
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