Danny J. Boggs
(1944- )
 
Date and Place of Birth
  • October 23, 1944, Havana, Cuba
Education
  • Harvard, A. B., cum laude, 1965
  • University of Chicago, J.D., 1968
    • Order of the Coif
    • University of Chicago Law Review
Private Practice
  • Solo Practitioner, Frankfort, Ky, 1972, 1973
  • Solo Practitioner, Bowling Green, KY, 1975
  • Of Counsel, Bushnell, Gage, Reizen & Byington, Washington, D.C., 1979-1981
Judicial Experience
  • Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for Sixth Circuit, 1986-2003
  • Chief Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for Sixth Circuit, 2003-present
Judicial Committees & Activities
  • Judicial Conference of the United States
    • Executive Committee, 2003-present
    • Committee on Automation & Technology, 1994-present
    • Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules, 1990-1994
  • Sixth Circuit Judicial Council, 1986-2003
  • Chair, Sixth Circuit Judicial Council, 2003-present
Government Service
  • Deputy Commissioner, Kentucky Department for Economic Security, 1969-1970
  • Legal Counsel & Administrative Asst., Kentucky Governor Louie B. Nunn, 1970-1971
  • Legal Counsel to Minority Leader, Kentucky House of Representatives, 1972
  • Intermittent Consultant to Office of Legal Services, Office of Economic Opportunity, 1972
  • Attorney-Advisor, United States Department of Commerce, 1973
  • Assistant to the Solicitor General, United States Department of Justice, 1973-1975
  • Deputy Minority Counsel, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 1977-1979
  • Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Policy Development, Executive Office of the President, 1981-1982
  • Assistant to the President and Assistant Director for Energy, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Office of Policy Development, Executive Office of the President, 1982-1983
  • Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy, 1983-1986
Academic Positions
  • Bigelow Fellow and Instructor, University of Chicago Law School, 1968-1969
Professional Associations
  • American Bar Association
    • Chair, Appellate Judges Conference, 2001-2002
    • Vice-chair, Appellate Judges Conference
    • Secretary, Appellate Judges Conference
  • Kentucky Bar Association
  • Counselor, Brandeis American Inns of Court, 1998-present
Civic & Other Activities
  • Philadelphia Society, 1965-present
    • Trustee, 1970-1973
  • Mont Pelerin Society, 1972-present
  • Legal Counsel & Chief Researcher, Nixon-Nunn Kentucky Campaign Committee, 1972
  • Deputy Campaign Coordinator, Kentucky Republican Campaign, 1979
  • Trustee, The Lexington School, 1999-2005
  • University of Chicago Law School Visiting Committee, 1986-1989 & 1999-2002
Honors and Awards
  • Winner, University of Chicago Law School Hinton Moot Court Competition
  • Secretary's Gold Medal, Department of Energy
  • LL. D. University of Detroit Mercy Law School, 1994