Karen K. Caldwell

Judge Karen K. Caldwell

Personal

Birthday:

1956

Birthplace:

Stanford, KY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Field claims representative, State Farm Fire & Casualty, 1980-1987
Adjunct professor, Eastern Kentucky University, 1984-1985, 1987
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1987-1990
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1991-1993
Private practice, Kentucky, 1993-2001
Adjunct professor, Transylvania University, 2000

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, August 2, 2001; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Transylvania University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1977

Name of School - Second:

University of Kentucky College of Law

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Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1980

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky

Court Name:

Kentucky Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

George W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

10/24/2001