Rebecca Grady Jennings
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2018 and confirmed by voice vote, Rebecca Grady Jennings is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. She earned a law degree from American University, Washington College of Law in 2002. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1978 · age 48
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2018
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Emory 1999 · American, Washington College of Law 2002
- Succeeded
- John Gilpin Heyburn II
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Western District of Kentucky succeeded John Gilpin Heyburn II | 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
| Emory University | B.A. | 1999 |
| American University, Washington College of Law | J.D. | 2002 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Jennings was assigned 1,908 district-court cases (1987–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 250 days across 1,379 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 58 of Jennings’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 41 were affirmed, 11 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 Rebecca Grady Jennings?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed Rebecca Grady Jennings to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky in 2018.
- Was Rebecca Grady Jennings appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Rebecca Grady Jennings was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Rebecca Grady Jennings's confirmation vote?
- Rebecca Grady Jennings was confirmed by voice vote on April 12, 2018. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Rebecca Grady Jennings on?
- Rebecca Grady Jennings 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: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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8 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).