John G. Heyburn II

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John G. Heyburn II was a United States District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, known for his rulings on significant constitutional issues including same-sex marriage.

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John G. Heyburn II canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal judge ⓘ
human ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
almaMater Harvard College ⓘ
linked to: Harvard University

University of Kentucky College of Law ⓘ
appointedAsChiefJudge United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky ⓘ
appointedBy George H. W. Bush ⓘ
appointedToCourtType United States district court ⓘ
barAdmission Kentucky Bar ⓘ
birthName John G. Heyburn II ⓘ
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of the United States federal government ⓘ
causeOfDeath cancer ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1948-11-12 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2015-04-29 ⓘ
educatedAt Harvard College ⓘ
linked to: Harvard University

University of Kentucky College of Law ⓘ
employer United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky ⓘ
familyName Heyburn ⓘ
fieldOfWork civil rights law ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
jurisdiction Western District of Kentucky ⓘ
knownFor ruling Kentucky’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional ⓘ
striking down Kentucky’s ban on recognition of same-sex marriages performed out of state ⓘ
legalPhilosophy emphasis on constitutional equal protection principles ⓘ
memberOf Republican Party ⓘ
militaryService United States Army Reserve ⓘ
linked to: Army Reserve
nominatedBy George H. W. Bush ⓘ
notableCase Bourke v. Beshear ⓘ
Love v. Beshear ⓘ
notableWork rulings on same-sex marriage bans in Kentucky ⓘ
occupation attorney ⓘ
judge ⓘ
placeOfBirth Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ
placeOfDeath Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ
politicalActivity served as counsel to the Republican Party of Kentucky ⓘ
positionHeld Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky ⓘ
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky ⓘ
predecessor Charles M. Allen ⓘ
religion Presbyterianism ⓘ
residence Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ
spouse Rebecca Heyburn ⓘ
stateOfBirth Kentucky ⓘ
successor Greg N. Stivers ⓘ
workLocation Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ

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Bourke v. Beshear → judge → John G. Heyburn II ⓘ
Love v. Beshear → judge → John G. Heyburn II ⓘ
John G. Heyburn II → birthName → John G. Heyburn II ⓘ
Heyburn → usedBy → John G. Heyburn II ⓘ
Charles M. Allen → sharesFieldWith → John G. Heyburn II ⓘ
Charles M. Allen → precedesInRole → John G. Heyburn II ⓘ
Rebecca Heyburn → spouse → John G. Heyburn II ⓘ