▁to ▁elev ation ▁to ▁the ▁Six th ▁Circ uit . ▁ ▁S iler ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁George ▁H . ▁W . ▁Bush ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Six th ▁Circ uit ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁Harry ▁Walker ▁Well ford . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁assumed ▁senior ▁status ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁F J C ▁Bio ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁jud ges ▁Category : Ge or get own ▁University ▁Law ▁Center ▁al umn i ▁Category : J ud ges ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Six th ▁Circ uit ▁Category : J ud ges ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Eastern ▁District ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁Category : J ud ges ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁District ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁Category : K ent ucky ▁Republic ans ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Wh itle y ▁County , ▁Kentucky ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Att or ne ys ▁for ▁the ▁Eastern ▁District ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁court ▁of