Jeffrey Apperson, October 4, 2018
Description
Jeffrey Apperson is a former Clerk of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
In this second interview, Apperson shares more memories of Western District judges, particularly his work with Judge John G. Heyburn II on the Judicial Conference Committee on the Budget, as well as the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL panel”). He also discusses how the Western District’s international work led to his helping to create the International Association for Court Administration (IACA), and, in 2010, his leaving his district clerk position to join the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). Apperson ends the oral history by sharing his perspective on strengths and weaknesses of court systems around the world, including that of the United States.
In this second interview, Apperson shares more memories of Western District judges, particularly his work with Judge John G. Heyburn II on the Judicial Conference Committee on the Budget, as well as the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL panel”). He also discusses how the Western District’s international work led to his helping to create the International Association for Court Administration (IACA), and, in 2010, his leaving his district clerk position to join the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). Apperson ends the oral history by sharing his perspective on strengths and weaknesses of court systems around the world, including that of the United States.
Date
2018-10-04
Interviewer
Anu Kasarabada
Interviewee
Jeffrey Apperson
Interview Keyword
Bankruptcy Committee
Budget Committee
Case management
Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF)
Congressional budgets
Judge Charles Allen
Judge Ed Johnstone
Judge Wendell Roberts
Judge Charles Simpson
Judicial independence
Judicial policies and procedures
Multi-District Litigation Panel (MDL)
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML)
Rights
Property rights reside with the University of Kentucky. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the University of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections Research Center.
Citation
Jeffrey Apperson, October 4, 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.
