Interview with Steven S. Reed, December 14, 2018
Project: John G. Heyburn II Initiative for Excellence in the Federal Judiciary Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Steven S. Reed served as United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky from 1999-2001. He was the first African-American in the role in Kentucky history.In this interview, Reed talks about growing up in Munfordville, Kentucky, the childhood influences that shaped his life, and how he came to choose law as a profession and UK College of Law as his law school.
Reed then shares memories of his federal clerkship with Judge Edward H. Johnstone and how the Judge approached his position. He also shares memories of seeing Nelson Mandela address the United States Congress and his later work in the administration of Governor Brereton Jones.
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African American lawyers District Court (Kentucky : Western District) Education Jones, Brereton C., 1939-2023 Judges--United States Judicial opinions Jurors Law clerks Law firm associates Law schools Legal research and writing Munfordville (Ky.) Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013 Teachers United States. Circuit Court (6th Circuit) University of Kentucky. College of LawInterview Rights
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Reed, Steven S. Interview by Anu Kasarabada. 14 Dec. 2018. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Reed, S.S. (2018, December 14). Interview by A. Kasarabada. John G. Heyburn II Initiative for Excellence in the Federal Judiciary Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Reed, Steven S., interview by Anu Kasarabada. December 14, 2018, John G. Heyburn II Initiative for Excellence in the Federal Judiciary Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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