David J. Hale

David J. Hale
Portrait as United States Attorney
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Assumed office
November 15, 2025
Preceded byGregory N. Stivers
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Assumed office
December 10, 2014
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byCharles Ralph Simpson III
United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky
In office
May 7, 2010 – December 10, 2014
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byDavid L. Huber
Succeeded byJohn E. Kuhn Jr.
Personal details
Born (1967-06-30) June 30, 1967
EducationVanderbilt University (BA)
University of Kentucky (JD)
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David Jason Hale (born June 30, 1967) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky and former United States attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.