Will Moynahan
What this job does: One of 14 judges on the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which hears most appeals from the state's trial courts. Two judges are elected from each of seven districts in nonpartisan races. Its rulings can be reviewed by the Supreme Court. A term is eight years.
- Current office
- Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 5th District, 1st Division (appointed April 2025)
- Occupation
- Court of Appeals Judge
- Lives in
- Lexington
Background
- Moynahan was appointed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, 5th Appellate District, by Gov. Andy Beshear in April 2025. source: willmoynahan.com
- Moynahan was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Kentucky from 2018 to 2025 and a U.S. Department of Justice trial attorney from 2014 to 2016. source: willmoynahan.com
- Moynahan is a Navy Reserve captain and former F/A-18 naval aviator who flew combat missions in Operation Iraqi Freedom. source: willmoynahan.com
- Moynahan earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University (1999) and a J.D. from George Washington University Law School (2013). source: willmoynahan.com
- Moynahan clerked for Judge Eugene Siler Jr. of the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (2013-2014). source: willmoynahan.com
- Moynahan grew up in London, Kentucky. source: willmoynahan.com
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