Background
Van Tatenhove was born in Los Angeles, California.
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Gregory Tatenhove
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He attended high school in Jessamine County, Kentucky and received a Bachelor of Arts from Asbury College in 1982. After completing his undergraduate degree, he attended the University of Kentucky College of Law where he obtained a Juris Doctor in 1989.
Career
He was a law clerk for the Honorary Eugene East. Siler, Junior., United States. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, from 1989 to 1990. Van Tatenhove served as a trial attorney for the United States. Department of Justice from 1990 to 1994.
From 1994 to 2001, he was Chief of staff & legal counsel for Congressman Ron Lewis.
In 2001 he was appointed United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, a post he held from 2001 to 2005. On September 13, 2005, President George West. Bush nominated Van Tatenhove to fill a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky previously held by Karl South. Forester.
Van Tatenhove was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 21, 2005, and received his commission on January 5, 2006.
