Joseph Martin Hood

Personal

Birthday: 
1942
Birthplace: 
Ashland, KY
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army captain, 1966-1970
Law clerk, Hon. David Hermansdorfer, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1972-1976

Education

Name of School: 
University of Kentucky
Degree: 
B.S.
Degree Year: 
1965
Name of School - Second: 

University of Kentucky College of Law

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Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1972

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
Court Name: 

Kentucky Eastern District Court

President Nominating: 
George H.W. Bush
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
4/30/1990
Retirement from Active Service: 
10/14/2007
Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services: 

U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1976-1990