Danny C. Reeves
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2001 and confirmed by voice vote, Danny C. Reeves is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. He earned a law degree from Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 1981. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1957 · age 69
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2001
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Eastern Kentucky 1978 · Northern Kentucky, Salmon P. Chase College of Law 1981
- Succeeded by
- Stephen Chad Meredith
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Eastern District of Kentucky | G.W. Bush (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Eastern Kentucky University | B.A. | 1978 |
| Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law | J.D. | 1981 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Reeves was assigned 3,808 district-court cases (1989–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 182 days across 3,455 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 669 of Reeves’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 570 were affirmed, 67 reversed or vacated, and 32 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Reeves authored 27 published opinions for the court (2002–2010). Most cited: Family Trust Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. v. Wolnitzek (24 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Family Trust Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. v. Wolnitzek | 345 F. Supp. 2d 672 | 24 |
| 2005 | Doe v. Patton | 381 F. Supp. 2d 595 | 13 |
| 2002 | Alexander v. Federal Bureau of Prisons | 227 F. Supp. 2d 657 | 12 |
| 2008 | United States v. Miller | 568 F. Supp. 2d 764 | 8 |
| 2006 | PHH Mortgage Services v. Higgason | 345 B.R. 584 | 7 |
| 2009 | United States v. Lopez | 655 F. Supp. 2d 720 | 6 |
| 2009 | American Express Travel Related Services, Inc. v. Kentucky | 597 F. Supp. 2d 717 | 5 |
| 2002 | Sidney Coal Co., Inc. v. Massanari | 221 F. Supp. 2d 755 | 5 |
| 2009 | Kelly v. City of Fort Thomas, Kentucky | 610 F. Supp. 2d 759 | 4 |
| 2006 | Elza v. United States | 335 B.R. 654 | 4 |
| 2004 | Laws v. Barron | 348 F. Supp. 2d 795 | 4 |
| 2009 | Daily v. AMERICAN FOUNDERS BANK, INC. | 667 F. Supp. 2d 728 | 3 |
| 2009 | Bellsouth Telecomm., Inc. v. Kentucky Pub. Serv. Comm'n | 613 F. Supp. 2d 903 | 3 |
| 2006 | Queen v. Dobson Power Line Const. Co. | 414 F. Supp. 2d 676 | 3 |
| 2005 | Dixon v. Clem | 404 F. Supp. 2d 961 | 3 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 27 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Danny C. Reeves?
- President George W. Bush appointed Danny C. Reeves to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in 2001.
- Was Danny C. Reeves appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Danny C. Reeves was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Danny C. Reeves's confirmation vote?
- Danny C. Reeves was confirmed by voice vote on December 6, 2001. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Danny C. Reeves on?
- Danny C. Reeves is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).