Henry Rupert Wilhoit, Jr.
Male, Person
1935 –
Who is Henry Rupert Wilhoit, Jr.?
Henry Rupert Wilhoit, Jr. is a United States federal judge.
Born in Ashland, Kentucky, Wilhoit received an LL.B. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1960. He was in private practice in Grayson, Kentucky from 1960 to 1981, serving as a city attorney for Grayson from 1962 to 1966, and was a county attorney of Carter County, Kentucky from 1966 to 1970.
On August 11, 1981, Wilhoit was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky vacated by Howard David Hermansdorfer. Wilhoit was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 1981, and received his commission on September 28, 1981. He served as chief judge from 1998 to 2000, assuming senior status on December 31, 2000.
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- Born
- 1935
Ashland - Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law
- Bachelor of Laws
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on July 23, 2013
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