Interview with Jeffrey Apperson, July 19, 2018
Project: John G. Heyburn II Initiative for Excellence in the Federal Judiciary Oral History Project
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Jeffrey Apperson, former Clerk of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.In this interview, Apperson discusses his nearly thirty years with the Western District Court, first as Clerk for the Bankruptcy Court (1983-1991) and then for the District as a whole (1991-2010). He shares memories about the bankruptcy judges and federal judges with whom he worked, changes in the Western District during his tenure, the role of technology in the Court’s functions, and various organizations within the Judicial Branch in which he and the Western District judges participated.
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Electronic records Hastings, Alcee L. Judges--United States Judicial administration--United States Court administration Judicial Conference of the United States Bankruptcy--United States District courts--United States—Administration Heyburn, John G. (John Gilpin), 1948-2015 United States. District Court (Kentucky : Western District)Interview Rights
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Apperson, Jeffrey Interview by Anu Kasarabada. 19 Jul. 2018. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Apperson, J. (2018, July 19). 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.
Apperson, Jeffrey, interview by Anu Kasarabada. July 19, 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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