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Daniel Ballou

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

NominatedSeptember 14, 2026

Senate Judiciary HearingSeptember 16, 2026

Advanced Out of Senate JudiciaryNovember 10, 2026 (12-10)

  • Daniel Ballou is currently the Chief Circuit Judge in Kentucky’s 34th Judicial Circuit.
  • His previous roles include:
    • State District Judge, Kentucky
  • Ballou served as a law clerk for Judge Siler (6th Cir.).
  • Refused to answer who won the 2020 election.
  • Refused to say what happened on January 6.
  • He graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1998.