Judge Dan Ballou’s path to federal judge nomination

Dan Ballou’s path to potentially become a United States district judge started to some degree in 2024, when he told his friend, U.S. Senator Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, he would like to be considered for a vacancy in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky should a vacancy arise, Ballou wrote in a 39-page questionnaire, which is required for judicial nominees.