Gregory N. Stivers

Gregory Neil Stivers (born June 20, 1960) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

Biography
Stivers was born on June 20, 1960, in Hazard, Kentucky. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1982 from Eastern Kentucky University. He received a Juris Doctor in 1985 from the University of Kentucky College of Law. He spent his entire legal career at the Bowling Green, Kentucky, law firm of Kerrick, Stivers, Coyle, PLC, formerly known as Campbell, Kerrick and Grise, joining as an associate in 1985 and becoming partner in 1990, leaving in 2014 upon receiving his judicial commission. His legal practice focused on employment and general civil litigation in Federal and State courts. He also served as the designated outside legal counsel for Western Kentucky University.

Federal judicial service
On June 19, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Stivers to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, to the seat vacated by Judge Thomas B. Russell, who assumed senior status on November 15, 2011. On July 29, 2014, a hearing before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary was held on his nomination. On September 18, 2014, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote. On December 3, 2014, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed a cloture motion on his nomination. On December 4, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 69–24 vote. Later that day, Stivers was confirmed by a voice vote. He received his judicial commission on December 5, 2014.

Personal
Stivers is a neighbor of Senator Rand Paul. At the time of Stivers' nomination, Paul's Senate office in Bowling Green was in the same building that housed Stivers' law firm.