{"id":411980,"date":"2026-08-20T16:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/411980\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:00:13","slug":"russellville-native-nominated-as-a-texas-judge-by-president-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/411980\/","title":{"rendered":"Russellville native nominated as a Texas judge by President Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">What This Story Is About<\/p>\n<p>President Trump has nominated a Russellville native to serve as a judge in Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Why It Matters<\/p>\n<p>Courtney Coker is a native of Russellville. He graduated from Russellville High School and from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">What Happens Next<\/p>\n<p>Coker will serve as a US District Court judge for the Northern District of Texas. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">For Context<\/p>\n<p>Coker graduated from RHS in 1995. Coker was also named the best Russellville High School football player from the 1990\u2019s by the Logan Journal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. (WBKO) &#8211; Russellville native, Courtney Coker has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be a US District Court judge for the Northern District of Texas. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Coker is a graduate of Russellville High School and Centre College where he was the captain of the football team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Trump announced that he was nominating Coker for the position in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117118679309261908\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117118679309261908\">Truth Social post<\/a> on Tuesday, Aug. 18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Coker has been a Federal Prosecutor for nearly 20 years, and is currently the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In his truth social post, Trump applauded Coker\u2019s work prosecuting cartels, gangs and human traffickers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Trump said the people of Texas are lucky to have Coker.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Trump appoints RHS grad as judge in texas\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3N75FF5DA5ELBETAPQZYMTHBAY.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"751\" \/>Trump appoints RHS grad as judge in texas(WBKO)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Coker graduated from RHS in 1995.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Coker was also named the best Russellville High School football player from the 1990\u2019s by the Logan Journal.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"dfb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EVKYGGIYLNE4VENWPWOZEJKTMY.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"362\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WBKO. 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