The Judges:

Senior Judge Joseph M. Hood

Chambers Staff:
Emily Morris - Senior Law Clerk
Mary Finocchiaro - Courtroom Deputy Clerk

The Honorable Judge Joseph M. Hood
U.S. District Court House
101 Barr Street
Suite 306
P.O. Box 2227
Lexington, KY 40588-2227
Phone: (859) 233-2415

Bio:

Judge Hood was nominated for appointment Jan. 24, 1990 by President Bush® ; confirmed by the Senate on April 27th 1990.

Education: University of Kentucky, Lexington, 1960-65, B.S. in commerce, 1965-1966, graduate studies, Dept. of Economics, graduate teaching asst.; University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, 1970-72, J.D.

Military Service: entered active duty, U.S. Army in 1966; released as CPT in 1970 after service as infantry commander in Vietnam, 1968-69.

Career Record: 1965, laborer, Ashland Oil, Inc., Ashland KY; 1966, bricklayer’s helper, Armco Steel Corp, Ashland, KY; 1971-1972 School years, bus driver, Fayette County Schools, Lexington, KY; 1972-1976, Law Clerk to Judge H. David Hermansdorfer, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Catettsburg;1976-1990, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, Ashland and Catlettsburg. Admitted to KY Supreme Court and U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of KY, 1973.

Awards: Kentucky Bar Association Outstanding Judge 1999; military awards and decorations include Bronze Star with “V” Device and four oak leaf clusters, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal with “V” Device and one oak leaf cluster, Purple Heart.

Member: KY, and Fayette County Bar Associations; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Delta Phi; University of Kentucky Alumni Association; Federal Judges Association; Judicial Conference of the United States Committee on Financial Disclosure.