William L. Campbell Jr.
William Lynn "Chip" Campbell Jr. (born January 4, 1969) is an American attorney and judge. He serves as United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
William L. Campbell Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee | |
| Assumed office January 12, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Kevin H. Sharp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 4, 1969[1] Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) University of Alabama (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1991–1998[2] |
| Rank | Captain |
| Awards | |
Education edit
He earned his Bachelor of Science in political science from the United States Naval Academy. He served seven years in the United States Marine Corps, principally as a Naval Flight Officer. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Alabama Law Review and was an inductee of the Order of the Coif.[3]
Career edit
He worked as an associate and later a partner in the Nashville firm of Riley Warnock & Jacobson, PLC, and as an associate in the Birmingham, Alabama, office of Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Before becoming a judge, he was a member in the Nashville office of Frost Brown Todd, LLC, where he handled civil litigation.[3]
Federal judicial service edit
On July 13, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Campbell to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. On September 6, 2017, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on his nomination.[4][5] On October 5, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[6][7] On January 8, 2018, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 89–1 vote.[8] On January 9, 2018, his nomination was confirmed by a 97–0 vote.[9] He received his judicial commission on January 12, 2018.[10]
On July 24, 2020, Campbell blocked part of Tennessee's abortion law that would ban abortions in the early stages of pregnancy.[11]
References edit
- ^ Hubbell, Martindale (December 2009). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory 2010: Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia. Martindale-Hubbell. p. TN300B. ISBN 9781934528198.
- ^ Hubbell, p. TN300B
- ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Fifth Wave of Judicial Candidates". whitehouse.gov – via National Archives.
- ^ . Archived from the original on July 14, 2017.
- ^ "Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov. September 6, 2017.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 5, 2017" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings, Committee on the Judiciary". Congressional Record, 115th Congress, 1st Session. 163 (160): D1059–D1060. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: William L. Campbell Jr. to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee)". United States Senate. January 8, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation William L. Campbell Jr., of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee)". United States Senate. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ William L. Campbell Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Timms, Mariah. "Federal judge blocks rollout of Tennessee's strict new abortion restrictions as court weighs law's fate". The Tennessean.
External links edit
- William L. Campbell Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- William L. Campbell Jr. at U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- William L. Campbell Jr. at Ballotpedia