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John K. Bush
2017 - Present
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John Kenneth Bush is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. He was nominated to the court by President Donald Trump (R) on May 8, 2017, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 20, 2017, by a vote of 51-47.[1][2] To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.
The United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit is one of 13 U.S. courts of appeal. They are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the 9th Circuit Court, click here.
At the time of his nomination, Bush was a partner at Bingham Greenbaum Doll, LLP in Louisville, Kentucky.[3]
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
Bush was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit by President Donald Trump (R) on May 8, 2017. The U.S. Senate confirmed Bush on July 20, 2017, by a vote of 51-47.[2] He received commission on July 21, 2017.[1] To read more about the federal nomination process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: John K. Bush |
| Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 73 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: May 8, 2017
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: June 14, 2017
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: July 13, 2017
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| Confirmed: July 20, 2017
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| Vote: 51-47
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Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Bush on July 20, 2017, on a vote of 51-47.[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.
| John K. Bush confirmation vote (July 20, 2017) | |||||||||
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| Party | Yea | Nay | No vote | ||||||
 Democratic |
0 | 45 | 1 | ||||||
 Republican |
51 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
 Independent |
0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 51 | 47 | 2 | ||||||
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Bush had his hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 14, 2017. The committee voted to advance XNAME'SX nomination to the full Senate on July 13, 2017.[2]
Nomination
Bush was nominated to replace Judge Danny Boggs, who assumed senior status on February 28, 2017.
The American Bar Association unanimously rated Bush well qualified for the position.[4] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.
Education
Bush earned his bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, from Vanderbilt University in 1986 and his J.D. from Harvard Law School, cum laude, in 1989. During his legal studies, Bush was executive editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy and was a finalist at Harvard Law School's Ames Moot Court competition.[5]Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag}}
About the court
The Sixth Circuit has appellate jurisdiction over cases heard in one of its subsidiary districts. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law. Appeals of rulings by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals are petitioned to the Supreme Court of the United States. Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the circuit justice for the Sixth Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has appellate jurisdiction over the United States district courts in the following federal judicial districts:
To read opinions published by this court, click here.
The federal nomination process
Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:
- The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
- The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
- As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
- After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
- If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
- If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
- The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
- If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
- If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge John Kenneth Bush," accessed August 1, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 United States Congress, "PN 370 — John Kenneth Bush — The Judiciary," accessed April 22, 2020
- ↑ National Review, "Who is John K. Bush?" May 7, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV judicial nominees," accessed April 22, 2020
- ↑ Bingham Greenebaum Dol LLP, "John K. Bush," accessed May 8, 2017
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United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit 2017-Present |
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| 2017 |
Thomas Parker • Elizabeth Branch • Neil Gorsuch • Amul Thapar • David C. Nye • John K. Bush • Kevin Newsom • Timothy J. Kelly • Ralph Erickson • Scott Palk • Trevor McFadden • Joan Larsen • Amy Coney Barrett • Allison Eid • Stephanos Bibas • Donald Coggins Jr. • Dabney Friedrich • Greg Katsas • Steven Grasz • Don Willett • James Ho • William L. Campbell Jr. • David Stras • Tilman E. Self III • Karen Gren Scholer • Terry A. Doughty • Claria Horn Boom • John Broomes • Rebecca Grady Jennings • Kyle Duncan • Kurt Engelhardt • Michael B. Brennan • Joel Carson • Robert Wier • Fernando Rodriguez Jr. • Annemarie Carney Axon • | ||
| 2018 |
Andrew Oldham • Amy St. Eve • Michael Scudder • John Nalbandian • Mark Bennett • Andrew Oldham • Britt Grant • Colm Connolly • Maryellen Noreika • Jill Otake • Jeffrey Beaverstock • Emily Coody Marks • Holly Lou Teeter • Julius Richardson • Charles B. Goodwin • Barry Ashe • Stan Baker • A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. • Terry F. Moorer • Susan Baxter • William Jung • Alan Albright • Dominic Lanza • Eric Tostrud • Charles Williams • Nancy E. Brasel • James Sweeney • Kari A. Dooley • Marilyn J. Horan • Robert Summerhays • Brett Kavanaugh • David Porter • Liles Burke • Michael Juneau • Peter Phipps • Lance Walker • Richard Sullivan • Eli Richardson • Ryan Nelson • Chad F. Kenney, Sr. • Susan Brnovich • William M. Ray, II • Jeremy Kernodle • Thomas Kleeh • J.P. Hanlon • Mark Norris • Jonathan Kobes • Michael Brown • David Counts | ||
| 2019 |
Eric Miller • Chad Readler • Eric Murphy • Neomi Rao • Paul Matey • Allison Jones Rushing • Bridget S. Bade • Roy Altman • Patrick Wyrick • Holly Brady • David Morales • Andrew Brasher • J. Campbell Barker • Rodolfo Ruiz • Daniel Domenico • Michael Truncale • Michael Park • Joseph Bianco • Raúl Arias-Marxuach • Daniel Collins • Joshua Wolson • Wendy Vitter • Kenneth Kiyul Lee • Kenneth Bell • Stephen Clark • Howard Nielson • Rodney Smith • Jean-Paul Boulee • Sarah Daggett Morrison • Rossie Alston • Pamela A. Barker • Corey Maze • Greg Guidry • Matthew Kacsmaryk • Allen Winsor • Carl Nichols • James Cain, Jr. • Tom Barber • J. Nicholas Ranjan • Clifton L. Corker • Peter Phipps • Daniel Bress • Damon Leichty • Wendy W. Berger • Peter Welte • Michael Liburdi • William Shaw Stickman • Mark Pittman • Karin J. Immergut • Jason Pulliam • Brantley Starr • Brian Buescher • James Wesley Hendrix • Timothy Reif • Martha Pacold • Sean Jordan • Mary Rowland • John M. Younge • Jeff Brown • Ada Brown • Steven Grimberg • Stephanie A. Gallagher • Steven Seeger • Stephanie Haines • Mary McElroy • David J. Novak • Frank W. Volk • Charles Eskridge • Rachel Kovner • Justin Walker • T. Kent Wetherell • Danielle Hunsaker • Lee Rudofsky • Jennifer Philpott Wilson • William Nardini • Steven Menashi • Robert J. Luck • Eric Komitee • Douglas Cole • John Sinatra • Sarah Pitlyk • Barbara Lagoa • Richard Myers II • Sherri Lydon • Patrick Bumatay • R. Austin Huffaker • Miller Baker • Anuraag Singhal • Karen Marston • Jodi Dishman • Mary Kay Vyskocil • Matthew McFarland • John Gallagher • Bernard Jones • Kea Riggs • Robert J. Colville • Stephanie Dawkins Davis • Gary R. Brown • David Barlow • Lewis Liman | ||
| 2020 |
Lawrence VanDyke • Daniel Traynor • John Kness • Joshua Kindred • Philip Halpern • Silvia Carreno-Coll • Scott Rash • John Heil • Anna Manasco • John L. Badalamenti • Drew Tipton • Andrew Brasher • Cory Wilson • Scott Hardy • David Joseph • Matthew Schelp • John Cronan • Justin Walker • Brett H. Ludwig • Christy Wiegand • Thomas Cullen • Diane Gujarati • Stanley Blumenfeld • Mark Scarsi • John Holcomb • Stephen P. McGlynn • Todd Robinson • Hala Jarbou • David Dugan • Iain D. Johnston • Franklin U. Valderrama • John Hinderaker • Roderick Young • Michael Newman • Aileen Cannon • James Knepp • Kathryn Kimball Mizelle • Benjamin Beaton • Kristi Johnson • Toby Crouse • Philip Calabrese • Taylor McNeel • Thomas Kirsch • Stephen Vaden • Katherine Crytzer • Fernando Aenlle-Rocha • Charles Atchley • Joseph Dawson | ||
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky
State courts:
Kentucky Supreme Court • Kentucky Court of Appeals • Kentucky Circuit Courts • Kentucky District Courts • Kentucky Family Court
State resources:
Courts in Kentucky • Kentucky judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kentucky
