David Jason Hale
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by voice vote, David Jason Hale is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. He earned a law degree from University of Kentucky College of Law in 1992. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1967 · age 59
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2014
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Vanderbilt 1989 · University of Kentucky College of Law 1992
- Succeeded
- Charles Ralph Simpson III
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Western District of Kentucky succeeded Charles Ralph Simpson III | Obama (D) | 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
| Vanderbilt University | B.A. | 1989 |
| University of Kentucky College of Law | J.D. | 1992 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hale was assigned 2,719 district-court cases (1997–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 245 days across 2,152 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 119 of Hale’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 91 were affirmed, 16 reversed or vacated, and 12 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.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed David Jason Hale?
- President Barack Obama appointed David Jason Hale to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky in 2014.
- Was David Jason Hale appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- David Jason Hale was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was David Jason Hale's confirmation vote?
- David Jason Hale was confirmed by voice vote on December 3, 2014. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is David Jason Hale on?
- David Jason Hale is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).