Jennifer B. Coffman
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1993 and confirmed by voice vote, Jennifer B. Coffman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. She earned a law degree from University of Kentucky College of Law in 1978. She previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1948 · age 78
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1993
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Kentucky 1969 · University of Kentucky College of Law 1978
- Succeeded
- Eugene Edward Siler Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Claria Horn Boom
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Eastern District of Kentucky succeeded Eugene Edward Siler Jr. | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
| 1993 | Western District of Kentucky succeeded Eugene Edward Siler Jr. | Clinton (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
| University of Kentucky | B.A. | 1969 |
| University of Kentucky | M.S. | 1971 |
| University of Kentucky College of Law | J.D. | 1978 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Coffman was assigned 4,647 district-court cases (1980–2012). Median time from filing to termination: 246 days across 4,646 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 127 of Coffman’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 105 were affirmed, 17 reversed or vacated, and 5 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, Coffman authored 53 published opinions for the court (1995–2011). Most cited: Colton v. Ashcroft (27 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Colton v. Ashcroft | 299 F. Supp. 2d 681 | 27 |
| 2001 | American Civil Liberties Union v. McCreary County | 145 F. Supp. 2d 845 | 26 |
| 2010 | Bays v. SUMMITT TRUCKING, LLC | 691 F. Supp. 2d 725 | 21 |
| 1998 | Luttrell v. Cooper Industries, Inc. | 60 F. Supp. 2d 629 | 20 |
| 2001 | Gray v. General Motors Corp. | 133 F. Supp. 2d 530 | 19 |
| 2000 | American Civ. Liberties Union v. McCreary Cty, Ky. | 96 F. Supp. 2d 679 | 19 |
| 2006 | Davis v. Mitan (In Re Davis) | 347 B.R. 607 | 18 |
| 2000 | Blanton v. Cooper Industries, Inc. | 99 F. Supp. 2d 797 | 17 |
| 1996 | Doe v. Knox County Board of Education | 918 F. Supp. 181 | 15 |
| 1996 | Parker v. Crete Carrier Corp. | 914 F. Supp. 156 | 15 |
| 2009 | McQueen v. Life Insurance Co. of North America | 595 F. Supp. 2d 752 | 13 |
| 2007 | Electric Insurance v. Freudenberg-NOK, General Partnership | 487 F. Supp. 2d 894 | 13 |
| 2001 | Slaughter v. Parker | 187 F. Supp. 2d 755 | 13 |
| 2000 | Doe v. Harlan County School District | 96 F. Supp. 2d 667 | 13 |
| 2011 | In Re Yamaha Motor Corp. Rhino ATV Products Liability Litigation | 816 F. Supp. 2d 442 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 53 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 Jennifer B. Coffman?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Jennifer B. Coffman to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in 1993.
- Was Jennifer B. Coffman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Jennifer B. Coffman was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Jennifer B. Coffman's confirmation vote?
- Jennifer B. Coffman was confirmed by voice vote on September 30, 1993. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Jennifer B. Coffman on?
- Jennifer B. Coffman 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: Mark Cornelison (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
See something wrong? Report an error. Fixes are logged in the corrections log.
19 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).