David J. Hale

Cases in this dataset

208 linked docket records. These counts are not a count of rulings or a prediction.

Case volume by filing year

• 20021
• 20152
• 20173
• 20183
• 20196
• 202010
• 202121
• 202257
• 202348
• 202415
• 202542

Recent cases

• Booth v. Online Information Services, Inc.3:25-cv-00705 · 2025-10-30
• Buzan v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company3:25-cv-00699 · 2025-10-29
• United States v. Trice3:25-cr-00150 · 2025-10-07
• United States v. Barroso3:25-cr-00144 · 2025-09-29
• Bartelt v. 3M Company3:25-cv-00584 · 2025-09-10
• Otey v. Bessent3:25-cv-00551 · 2025-09-02
• BuzzBallz, LLC v. MPL Brands NV, Inc.3:25-mc-00016 · 2025-08-28
• United States v. Molina-Sifuentes3:25-cr-00119 · 2025-08-20
• Skinner v. Webster County Fiscal Court4:25-cv-00088 · 2025-08-08
• United States v. Avalos3:25-cr-00110 · 2025-08-01

Career history

• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky · 2014-12-10 to End not recorded · Barack Obama

• University of Kentucky College of Law J.D. 1992
• Vanderbilt University B.A. 1989

Sources and corrections

• fjc-bio · 2026-10-07
• courtlistener-people-bulk · 2026-10-07

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