▁He ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁Mid ship man ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Reserve ▁Lieutenant ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁Williams burg ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁county ▁att orney ▁of ▁Wh itle y ▁County , ▁Kentucky ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁for ▁the ▁Eastern ▁District ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁S iler ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Ger ald ▁Ford ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁to ▁a ▁joint ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Eastern ▁District ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁District ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁Mac ▁Sw in ford . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Chief ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁District ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁S iler ▁service ▁terminated ▁on ▁both ▁courts ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁due