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William L. Campbell Jr.
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 15, 2024
Preceded byWaverly D. Crenshaw Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 12, 2018
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byKevin H. Sharp
Personal details
Born (1969-01-04) January 4, 1969 (age 55)[1]
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
University of Alabama (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Years of service1991–1998[2]
Rank Captain
Awards
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William Lynn "Chip" Campbell Jr. (born January 4, 1969) is an American lawyer who serves as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Education

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Campbell earned a 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 a 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

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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

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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] He became the chief judge on April 15, 2024.

On July 24, 2020, Campbell blocked part of Tennessee's abortion law that would ban abortions in the early stages of pregnancy.[11]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Hubbell, p. TN300B
  3. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Fifth Wave of Judicial Candidates". whitehouse.gov – via National Archives.
  4. ^ ""Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, July 13, 2017". Archived from the original on July 14, 2017.
  5. ^ "Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov. September 6, 2017.
  6. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 5, 2017" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ William L. Campbell Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  11. ^ Timms, Mariah. "Federal judge blocks rollout of Tennessee's strict new abortion restrictions as court weighs law's fate". The Tennessean.
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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
2018–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
2024–present
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