Who appointed Gregory N. Stivers?

President Barack Obama appointed Gregory N. Stivers to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky in 2014.

Was Gregory N. Stivers appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Gregory N. Stivers was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Gregory N. Stivers's confirmation vote?

Gregory N. Stivers was confirmed by voice vote on December 4, 2014. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Western District of Kentucky / Appointed 2014 / Active

Gregory N. Stivers

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by voice vote, Gregory N. Stivers 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 1985. Sources ↓

Born: 1960 · age 66
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2014
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Eastern Kentucky 1982 · University of Kentucky College of Law 1985
Succeeded: Thomas B. Russell

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2014	Western District of Kentucky succeeded Thomas B. Russell	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

Eastern Kentucky University	B.A.	1982
University of Kentucky College of Law	J.D.	1985

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Stivers was assigned 2,462 district-court cases (1978–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 233 days across 1,964 closed cases.

Other civil matters39%

Personal-injury torts12%

Other federal statutes9%

Prisoner & habeas8%

Contract7%

Civil rights6%

Other18%

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 138 of Stivers’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 110 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 Gregory N. Stivers?: President Barack Obama appointed Gregory N. Stivers to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky in 2014.
Was Gregory N. Stivers appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Gregory N. Stivers was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Gregory N. Stivers's confirmation vote?: Gregory N. Stivers was confirmed by voice vote on December 4, 2014. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Gregory N. Stivers on?: Gregory N. Stivers is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

Sources

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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).