Alan Stout of Marion was sworn Tuesday as a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Kentucky.
The swearing in ceremony was held at the federal courthouse in Paducah, where Stout often practiced as an attorney for the past 30-plus years.
Pictured is Stout, 54, robed for the first time and making comments following his swearing in.
Behind the new judge are U.S. District Court-Magistrate Judge David King and U.S. District Court Chief Judge Thomas B. Russell.
There will a more formal investiture in U.S. District Court in Louisville next month.
