General Order 2019-04
RE: Appointment of Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel
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The current term of office of United States Magistrate Judge Lanny King for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Paducah Division, is due to expire on November 13, 2019. Comments from members of the bar and the public are...
RE: Appointment of Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel
Public Notice for Reappointment of U.S. Magistrate Judge Lanny King
The current term of office of United States Magistrate Judge Lanny King for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Paducah Division, is due to expire on November 13, 2019. Comments from members of the bar and the public are invited and should be directed in accordance with the (attached) public notice.
The Court has entered General Order 2019-03 which provides a process for implementing Section 404 for the First Step Act.
The Court has entered General Order 2019-02, lifting the stay in all civil matters involving the United States as a party that was imposed by General Order 2019-01, as amended.
The Court has entered an amendment to General Order 19-01, extending the suspension of all civil litigation in which the USA, its agencies, officers, employees, and any other person/entity represented by the DOJ or USAO are parties.
The Court has entered Joint General Order 2018-03, amending it's administrative policies effective December 1, 2018
Please follow the link below to the page which introduces the protocol, includes links, applications for attorney registration, and a letter of announcement from Chief Judge McKinnley.
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In various parts of the U.S., including Western Kentucky, citizens are being targeted by phone calls and emails threatening them with prosecution for failing to pay a bond or failing to appear for a subpoena, hearing, or jury service. In the...
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2071, Rule 83 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Rule 57 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky hereby give public notice of...
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky will accept applications for membership to its CJA Panels throughout the month of March. Attorneys interested in being appointed to a CJA Panel must submit an application, which can be...
The Court has today entered General Order 21-08, continuing all jury trials and grand jury proceedings through April 30. We are currently aiming to have grand jury impanelment occur on May 7 in...