Charles Merrill

Hon. Charles R. Merrill is Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Kentucky in Louisville, sworn in on Dec. 29, 2020. Prior to his appointment to the bench, he practiced with the U.S. Trustee Program for more than 15 years in Louisville. Judge Merrill joined the U.S. Trustee Program through the Attorney General’s Honors Program immediately after graduating from Tulane University Law School. Before entering the practice of law, Judge Merrill lived and worked in Asia for five years.