Jeremy Daniel Kernodle
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2018 and confirmed by voice vote, Jeremy Daniel Kernodle is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2001. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1976 · age 50
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2018
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Harding 1998 · Vanderbilt Law School 2001
- Succeeded
- Michael H. Schneider Sr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Eastern District of Texas succeeded Michael H. Schneider Sr. | Trump (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
| Harding University | B.A. | 1998 |
| Harding University | B.B.A. | 1998 |
| Vanderbilt University Law School | J.D. | 2001 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Kernodle was assigned 1,866 district-court cases (2003–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 175 days across 1,512 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 52 of Kernodle’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 41 were affirmed, 5 reversed or vacated, and 6 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 Jeremy Daniel Kernodle?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed Jeremy Daniel Kernodle to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in 2018.
- Was Jeremy Daniel Kernodle appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Jeremy Daniel Kernodle was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Jeremy Daniel Kernodle's confirmation vote?
- Jeremy Daniel Kernodle was confirmed by voice vote on October 11, 2018. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Jeremy Daniel Kernodle on?
- Jeremy Daniel Kernodle is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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7 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).