Gregory Frederick Van Tatenhove
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006 and confirmed by voice vote, Gregory Frederick Van Tatenhove was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. He earned a law degree from University of Kentucky College of Law in 1989. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1960 · age 66
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2006
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Asbury College 1982 · University of Kentucky College of Law 1989
- Succeeded
- Karl Spillman Forester
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Eastern District of Kentucky succeeded Karl Spillman Forester | 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
| Asbury College | B.A. | 1982 |
| University of Kentucky College of Law | J.D. | 1989 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Tatenhove was assigned 1,173 district-court cases (1994–2015). Median time from filing to termination: 298 days across 1,172 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 177 of Tatenhove’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 153 were affirmed, 17 reversed or vacated, and 7 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 Frederick Van Tatenhove?
- President George W. Bush appointed Gregory Frederick Van Tatenhove to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in 2006.
- Was Gregory Frederick Van Tatenhove appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Gregory Frederick Van Tatenhove was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Gregory Frederick Van Tatenhove's confirmation vote?
- Gregory Frederick Van Tatenhove was confirmed by voice vote on December 21, 2005. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Gregory Frederick Van Tatenhove on?
- Gregory Frederick Van Tatenhove was 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: Department of Justice (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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20 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).