▁ 1 9 7 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁District ▁of ▁Kentucky . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Jenn ings ▁received ▁her ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁from ▁Em ory ▁University ▁and ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁from ▁the ▁Washington ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁at ▁American ▁University , ▁where ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁associate ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁University ▁International ▁Law ▁Review . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁att orney ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁University ▁Community ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁Development ▁Law ▁C lin ic ▁and ▁later ▁a ▁legal ▁intern ▁for ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁Judge ▁Nan ▁R . ▁Sh uk er . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁she ▁was ▁an ▁equal ▁justice ▁foundation ▁fellow ▁for ▁C - C AP E ▁in ▁Beau fort , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁She ▁began ▁her ▁legal ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁law ▁cl erk ▁to ▁Judge ▁William ▁Joseph ▁Hay nes ▁Jr . ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Middle ▁District ▁of ▁Tennessee . ▁Before ▁becoming ▁a ▁judge , ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁Middle ton ▁Re ut ling er ' s ▁lit ig ation ▁practice , ▁and ▁her ▁practice ▁focused ▁on ▁civil ▁lit ig ation ▁at ▁both ▁the ▁trial ▁and ▁app ell ate ▁levels ▁in ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁courts . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁On ▁September ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁President ▁Trump ▁nominated ▁Jenn ings ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District