Chief U.S. District Judge Taking Senior Status

{Paducah, Kentucky}...Chief U.S. District Judge 65 year old Thomas B. Russell, a federal judge who hears cases in Paducah and Louisville, will take senior status on November 15th, meaning he won't occupy a specific seat on the bench and may work only part-time. Judge Russell, who was appointed in 1994 and is based in Paducah, says he plans to continue with a full caseload. Judge Joseph H. McKinley will succeed him as chief judge.