The Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky have reappointed Regina S. Edwards to another eight-year term as a United States Magistrate Judge, effective July 28, 2026.  This action follows the unanimous recommendation to the court from a merit selection panel comprised of attorneys and lay persons from within the Western District, following the statutorily required public notice and comment period.

As a United States Magistrate Judge, Judge Edwards conducts initial proceedings in criminal cases, manages pretrial matters in civil and criminal cases, conducts pretrial conferences and settlement conferences, conducts Social Security appeals and prisoner litigation, presides over misdemeanor trials, and presides over civil trials with the consent of litigants. 

Judge Edwards was first appointed to be a United States Magistrate Judge by the court for an eight-year term that commenced on July 26, 2018.